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THE BIRD MSN'S BOOK 



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BIRDS, AQUARIim 



YOUR HOME AND YOURSELF, 



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PUBLISHED BY 

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Entered, according to the Act of Congress, 1886, by Henry Bishop, in ib.'. 
Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



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fN writing this little book, which is to be distributed free to my thous- 
ands of patrons and bird fanciers geuerally, I have two points in view. 
a In the first place I wish to continue the education of an appreciative 
public ou the care and keeping of feathered and fiuny " Household 
Pets." I believe the pains I have taken in giving advice, as to how to 
care for them, and by the invention of Preparations which cause birds to 
remain in health and song, or cure them when sick ; also making the keep- 
ing of birds in fine furnished apartments agreeable by having my improved 
fenders around the cage to prevent the seed from falling to the floor, cage- 
hoods to protect the birds from the hot rays of the sun or a sudden gust of 
rain when hanging out of doors in the summer, also by simplifying and 
improviDg the keeping of aquariums with my improved Aquaria Orna- 
ments, etc, I further wish to show my gratitude for past favors. 

It is but twelve years ago, June 17, 1874, when I opened the little Bird 
Store No. 49 East Baltimore street, with but little cash, no credit and no 
more knowledge of the business other than that of an enthusiastic private 
bird fancier. During my occupation as hotel clerk and steward in previous 
years, I had as much as two hundred dollars worth of birds and aquariums 
at one time, just for my private amusement, and to parents I would say 
this, should your son have a natural fancy for such household pets, let him 
have full sway, as it will keep him out of mischief. Nothing adds so much 
to making a house cheerful and the inmates happy — especially ladies and 
children— as a song-bird, a talking parrot or a choice aquarium, and any of 
these can always be had at my store, or from my agents in other cities, in 
the most approved styles and at prices so low as to surprise every visitar. 

Ever since I commenced my business 1 have made it my main object to 
sell none but first-class stock, and at the lowest possible prices. I have al- 
ways been candid with my patrons, as many readers will remember, mis- 
representing nothing, and would rather lose a sale than tell a falsehood, and, 
thanks to a generous public, my labors and painstaking have been crown- 



ed with success. Good, judicious- advertising, and being prompt and relia 
ble in all my dealings, Lave made for me a name and reputation unequaled 
by any other bird dealer. " Bishop, tile Bird Man," is familiar not only to 
all Baltimoreans and Marylauders, but also the greater portion of the Ame- 
rican people. I am constantly shipping goods and live stock to regular 
customers in fifteen different states, and get an occasional customer from 
some of the other states. Travelers, while coming through Baltimore, 
frequently, upon the recommendation of other persons, call at my store to 
take home some pet for their household in the far West, many having to 
send back to me for food, as pets of this kind are so few there that no store- 
keeper keeps seed or food in stock for want of demand. Thus I supply my 
preparations for birds in Butte, Montana; Severanse, Kansas; Brenham, 
Texas; Omaha, and other distant cities. 

The reputation thus gained I shall most earnestly endeavor to maintain, 
and making the keeping of Household Pets a most agreeable occupation, 
by giving proper advice, shall be my sole ambition. 

Yours truly, 

BISHOP, the Bird Man. 




BISHOP, 

HTHE) BIF^D MAN'^h 

Advice to his Patrons and Bird Fanciers generally, on the Care of 
Canaries, Finches, Cardinals, Parrots and Soft Bill Birds. 



Bishop's Bird Store, Aquaria Depot and Cage Emporium, 

830 EAST BALTIMORE STREET, BALTIMORE, MB. 



A natural desire of the human race is to have something to protect and 
care for. Those living in cities, where it is inconvenient to have large do- 
mestic animals, pay more attention to small pets, such as song birds, par- 
rots, small pet animals, gold and other pretty aquaria fish, &c. 

The favorite household pet the world over is the pretty and sweet warbling 
Canary. Persons having Canaries become in time very much attached to 
them and would not sell them at ten times their market value. The least 
sign of sickness or distress alarms the possessor of one of these little pets, 
and their first thought is to seek the advice of a person who deals in birds, 
&c, as they would seek the advice of their family physician in case of sick- 
ness of a member of their family. They say, " O, my Canary is sick ; he 
sits all moped up and droopy What can I do for him ? I would not lose 
him for anything ; he is such a grand singer ; so much company to me," &c. 

Now, I must confess I have often been at a loss what to advise, for it is 
impossible to have a different treatment for every disease birds are heir to, 
and I felt the desire to produce something in the way of a general remedy, 
and this, I am proud to say, I have accomplished. My improved Bird 
Health Restorer will cure when everything else fails. My mode of treating 



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sick birds is different from any other. I have brought it to perfection by 
long and tedious experiments. With the medicine I recommend Maw Seed 
and Bird Dainties as food, doing away with the regular seed during treat- 
ment. Bishop's Bird Health Restorer is simply a tonic, which will bring 
the bird's blood in proper circulation. The Maw Seed is very sweet and 
contains laudanum in great proportions, so does the medicine The laud- 
anum acts as a stimulant to the bowels and also produces a drowsiness, 
which will cause the bird to sleep. So if you notice your bird sleeping 
a great deal do not blow on him or shake the cage, as I have seen persons 
do. Sleep and rest are beneficial to a sick bird, the same as to a person. 
Bird Dainties are very nourishing and palatable, also easily digested. 
Sick birds will eat dainties when they will not eat anything else. And 
the main thing in treating sick birds is to keep them on the food so as to 
keep up strength. After four or five days of treatment you will be sur- 
prised to sec your bird looking bright and chirp lustily as though he wished 
to say, "Richard is himself again." The most fatal disease to Canaries is 
inflammation of the bowels. This disease is very contagious, and birds 
stricken with it should be removed from all the others. Care must also be 
taken not to have their food mixed with the food of healthy birds. 

The Symptoms are— The bird makes, at short intervals, very quick, down- 
ward movements the bill becomes dark blue about the nostrils; he con- 
tinually gapes ; the lower part of the abdomen becomes almost black or 
dark spotted, and is very hot and feverish. 

Inflammation of the bowels is brought on by colds, poor seed, or feeding 
too much, or improper green food or too much egg food, probably a little 
sour from the heat in the room. 

How to cure Canaries and Finches of the above disease — In the first place, 
give the cage a thorough cleaning, removing all former food and seed. 

Every box of Bishop's Bird Health Restorer contains, in addition to the 
Bottle of Medicine aod Advice on Treatment, about one-quarter of a 
pound of blue Maw Seed. As food for the first four days, give nothing 
but Maw Seed and Bird Dainties ; all green food should be dispensed with 
while you give medicine. Give to a single bird, each day, for four days, 
twenty drops of the medicine to three tablespoonfuls of water. 

While you use the medicine be sure not to supply bathing water, as the 
bird will not drink the medicine if he can get other water. After four 



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days of treatment with twenty drops of medicine, maw seed, &c, give 
only fifteen drops for the next three or four days, and gradually lessen the 
quantity of medicine as the bird improves ; also, after four days, again sup- 
ply the regular seed, but still continue to give a little maw seed in a sepa- 
rate dish ; also dainties. 

I advise the above treatment for inflammation of the bowels, loss of voice, 
asthma, when sick with moulting and colds generally. Always keep a 
bottle of the medicine in your house, and when you notice your bird out 
of order treat him at once, and not wait until the bird is almost dead, and 
then blame the medicine or its manufacturer for not curing the bird. Some 
people come to me expecting me to cure their birds of asthma of three or 
four months standing, or loss of voice of one or two years standing. 

When your bird is costive, a little sweet apple or chickweed will usually 
give full relief. 

For Epilepsy (or fits) I would advise cutting the hind claws on each foot 
sufficient to cause them to bleed, and hold the feet in warm water until the 
blood ceases to flow ; then sprinkle the bird with a little cold water, and 
give some medicine in its drinking water. Should the disease continue, 
on the next attack bleed again, but be careful not too much. The above 
treatment will sometimes, when birds are too far gone, prove fatal, but it 
generally effects a complete cure. 

Sneezing is often caused by an obstruction in the nostrils, generally the 
result of a cold. You can relieve the bird by carefully passing a fine feath- 
er, plucked from the bird's tail, through the nostrils. Good food, exclusion 
from draught and a little of the medicine will soon effect a cure. 

Swollen or Sore feet are often caused by not keeping enough gravel in the 
bottom of the cage, not supplying bathing water regularly, or not having 
the proper sized perches for the bird. To effect a cure supply gravel and 
proper perches first; then wash the bird's feet carefully with lukewarm 
water, and after you have dried them bathe in tincture of arnica, three 
parts water; continue the use of diluted arnica till well. 

Overgrown nails, though not a disease, often cause the bird's death, as 
the bird is apt to hang or get entangled in the wires of the cage, and thus 
suffer a pitiful death. Take the bird's claws between your thumb and 
finger, and cut off the superfluous part of the nails with sharp scissors. 



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Be careful not to bleed the bird— it would not kill him, but cause much 
suffering. 

Lice on Birds and 7ww to remove them— When you notice your bird con- 
tinually restless and picking itself, probably stop singing, he is troubled 
with lice, unless it be in the moulting season. The surest way to find out 
if parasites trouble tbe bird, is to put a white cloth around the cage on re- 
tiring at night ; take it off very early in the morning, and if the bird has 
lice you will see them on the cloth. I have a bird lice destroyer— a powder 
which may be applied directly to tbe bird; will not harm him in the least, 
but surely banish all vermin from the cage, red ants as well as lice. The 
powder should be applied to the cage as well as to the bird ; fill all the cre- 
vices about the cage with powder ; put some among the gravel in the bot- 
tom of the cage; repeat every two or three days until the bird is relieved; 
then hang the cage in another room or another part of the room. After a 
week or ten days hang the bird back to his usual place. 

General Rules for Breeding Fine Canaries. 

Cage Breeding— In a cage, say from 18 to 24 inches long, any time from 
the middle of February till the first of May, put a good, healthy female; 
supply two nests to give the bird some choice; supply for nesting, lint, 
deer's hair, cotton threads, a little unraveled lampwick, etc.— give a variety 
to nest with. Place the male alongside the female, in a separate cage ; give 
them a few days play, say from four to eight days ; they will in that time 
gain more affection for each other than if put together at once, which often 
causes them to quarrel and fight and may necessitate their separation. 
Breeding is not always a success. Birds are apt to make trouble about the 
house. They will break the eggs ; often eat them ; not hatch the eggs out, 
and commence to lay again ; not raise the young after they are hatched, or 
sweat them to death by setting too close on them ; throw ihe young out of 
the nest, nay, more, the male bird will sometimes, in a fit of jealousy, kill the 
young after they have left the nest. For the above troubles we have no rem- 
edy. The only way to do is to try another male or female, and exclude from 
tbe cage which of the pair is at fault. Never try to breed from a male or 
female after they are over six years old ; no good will come from them. To 
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— if possible, both with the same notes— one to breed from, the other to 
teach the young. In a room separate from the breeding room place the 
young after they are six or eight weeks old, each young male in a separate 
cage. Hang the tutor in an opposite direction from the young birds ; place 
something in front of the tutor's cage so he cannot see them or they see 
him. Now you must give them the closest attention. When the young 
birds commence to sing, and you notice one in the lot having harsh or dis- 
agreeable notes, remove him from the room, as he will surely spoil all the 
rest. Sell him, give him away, or let him fly; at all events, get rid of 
him. Germans raise the best singing Canaries in the world, because they 
give the young brood close attention when teaching them. Germans raise 
fine singers, but pay very little attention to improving the shape or plumage 
of Canaries. The Belgian, English, French and Scotch breeders pay more 
attention to improviug their plumage or shape. Americans, I am sorry to 
say, pay no attention to either, but simply raise — birds (?) — like, in many 
other things, quantity before quality. It is to be hoped our breeders will in 
time learn to take more pains in raising Canaries, although our climate is 
more changeable and not so well adapted to the purpose as the more equal 
climate of European countries. We may overcome this disadvantage by 
simply taking more pains than heretofore. 

How to Breed Canaries of a Deep Orange Color from 

any Style of the many Varieties now bred by 

Fanciers in Europe and America* 

Canaries have been bred in Cages and Breeding Rooms for over two 
hundred years. Every nation seems to try to produce something different, 
either in the shape, song or color of the birds, and they have succeeded 
to such a great extent that some of the present varieties of Canaries are 
so different from the original that their being direct offspring from the bird 
of centuries ago seems incredible. Many persons have the idea that in 
order to produce some of the varieties of Canaries, other birds, such as 
Linnets, Goldfinches, etc., were intermixed; this is entirely wrong. Al- 
though many fraudulent bird dealers tell this yarn to make sales, by telling 
customers they are hardier birds, etc. Mule birds will not reproduce. The 
good book says: " So far shalt thou go, and no further," 



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List of the Favored Varieties. 

As a song bird and general favorite, the world's choice is the Hartz, 
Mountain Canary. The breeders of the (Hartzer) Canaries pay no atten- 
tion to the color or shape of the birds. Their chief aim is to produce good 
singers. Andreasberg, a small city on the Hartz Mountains, takes the 
prize in raising fine singers. I have, at the present time, an Andreasberg 
Canary in my office; his notes are -really wonderful. The best birds laised 
in Andreasberg never leave Germany. They bring at home from twenty 
to one hundred marks each, five to twenty-five dollars of our money. 

JList of Shape Birds. 

I MENTION ONLY A FEW PRINCIPAL VARIETIES. 

The Belgian Canary takes the lead, next comes the Large Ruffle Breast 
Canary, fancied by the French people, and last, but for my special liking, 
not least, is the Scotch Fancy, half moon shape. These birds show more 
than any other of the many varieties what time and cultivation will do. 

List of Color Birds. 

The finest produced, so far as a distinct variety is concerned, are the 
Golden and Silver Spangled Lizard Canaries. I have at present a male of 
the former and a female of the latter; both perfect. The price paid for 
them in England was one pound sterling each. Of this variety the females 
bring same price as males. Cinnamon Canaries are the next best distinct 
color variety. Next come the Green Canaries. The above varieties are 
again divided in classes ; space will not permit me to go into a detailed 
description of the many classes. To persons who wish to raise distinct 
classes of the above varieties, I will give advice when called upon at my 
store. The color bird of the future no doubt will be the 

Orange Colored Canary. 

BY A FEEDING PROCESS ONLY, ORANGE CANARIES MAY BE PRODUCED FROM 
ANY SHAPE BIRD. 

These birds have the color of fine quality Messina Oranges. Take a 
very dark winged male and light female if you wish to produce birds of true 



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Maryland colors (orange and black). The first Orange Canaries I saw 
were in New York, in 1880, brought from England. The next pair I saw 
in Southampton, England, in February, 1882 ; but the finest pair of perfect 
Orange Canaries I ever saw was in April, same year, at the large bird store 
of Hagenbeck, Hamburg, Germany. I fell in love with these birds, went 
to see them every day while in Hamburg, and would have purchased them, 
notwithstanding the high price asked, only for my physician's advice: 
"Now that you are going abroad for the benefit of your health, leave 
business at home." But from the time I saw these birds, in color so rich and 
beautiful, I made it my point to gain all the information necessary, in order 
to some day have them introduced in America. I made close inquiries from 
Hagenbeck and many other bird dealers and fanciers in Bremen, Verden, 
Karlsbad, Southampton and other European cides; also read the works of 
Blackston, of England, and Dr. Karl Kuss, of Germany. The chief agent 
used by all the different breeders to produce the orange color on common 
Canaries is cayenne pepper, but the method of feeding differs very much. 
I have succeeded in getting a recipe to make a food, now universally used 
by English and German fanciers to produce and keep up a perfect orange 
color. This preparation will in future be offered for sale at my Bird Store 
and by dealers generally, as Bishop's Orange Color Food for Canaries es- 
pecially. 

P. S. To prove to my patrons the possibility of coloring Canaries, I have 
generally direct from England Orange Canaries, also cinnamon, Jonque and 
Golden Spangled Lizards on exhibition at my store. 

Directions for Using Bishop's Orange Color Food. 

While I give all possible advice how to use the Orange Color Food, it 
still remains with the judgment and good management of the breeder, in 
regard to a partial or complete success. This food contains everything 
necessary to give the old and young birds vigor and strength, is very nour- 
ishing, easily digested, and to the bird very palatable, in spite of the cayenne 
pepper mixed with it. The main point is, it requires to be moistened before 
using. This is very necessary, as the dry cayenne would be very unpleas- 
ant to persons entering a breeding room, and it would also cause suffering, 
to young birds especially. 



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Now, reader, if you wish to raise Orange Color Canaries, you must 
start with a will. I can say this much, you will find it a little troublesome 
and more expensive than common breeding, but the pleasure derived from 
even only a partial success the first year will manifold repay you for the 
trouble and small additional expense. When you have selected the birds 
you wish to breed from, commence at once the feeding of Orange Color 
Food. In addition to the food, be sure to use good quality of seed, no hemp, 
one- third rape and two-thirds canary seed. At first use seed very sparingly, 
so as to get the birds to make a start on the Color Food (get them used to 
it), besides it is thought by experienced breeders the effect in the blood of 
the old ones will already have some effect on the eggs of the coming brood. 
When the old birds have started to eat the Color Food, you continue to 
feed for the laying and first half part of the hatching season, part seed, 
part Color Food, without the addition of eggs. After the first week of set- 
ting, add to the Color Food a little hard boiled, very fine chopped egg, 
thoroughly mixed in ; be sure to get the color-producing ingredients mixed 
with it. Continue the use of eggs with Color Food while the young are in 
the nest; after they leave the nest remove them to a separate cage, and 
gradually leave out the egg. Feed them for a time on Color Food and 
seed (follow the same process with the old ones till the next setting, then 
again follow rules same as at first). 

To be Successful in Breeding Orange Colored Birds. 

CAGE BREEDING IS THE BEST PLAN. 

You will have opportunities to watch them more closely. When you have 
the young birds used to the Color Food alone, then commence very grad- 
ually to add every day a little good quality of cayenne pepper, but be sure 
to get a good article. Always give the birds part seed, but when the moult- 
ing season comes, then is the time to bring your work in well. 

Keep windows closed and the room warm and evenly tempered, so that 
all feathers fall in a short time. Some experienced European breeders aid 
by pulling the large wing and tail feathers, a few every day, in order to 
have all new feathers grow simultaneously. During the growth of the sec- 
ond feathers, add egg and cayenne to the Color Food ; the more cayenne 



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you can get the birds to eat the higher will their color be. During this period 
feed seed very sparingly. When the birds have their full plumage, then 
feed seed regularly, and every day a little Color Food. 

Xow, reader, if you will take one-tenth as much pains in following the 
above directions as I have taken in getting all points necessary, your effort 
will surely be crowned with success. Let us not be behind European 
breeders. Let us have Orange Colored Canaries in America. 

P. S. Some breeders do not use Orange Color Food and cayenne till the 
young birds are moulting, and then feed it in great quantities. This process 
is less troublesome, and although not quite so effective, I have seen good 
results from it. I bought in 1884 forty Orange Canaries from a Baltimore 
breeder, raised in .this way, and though not so highly colored as the English 
birds I have had, some of them were very pretty ; and, as it was the breeder's 
first attempt, he received my approbation by getting well paid for his birds. 

Advice in Regard to General Feeding of Common 

Canaries during the Breeding and 

Moulting Season. 

During the period of mating, laying and hatching, besides the regular 
seed, give Bishop's Bird Dainties, as it contains all necessary ingredients in 
proper proportion required for the old and young birds. After the young 
are hatched, keep soaked German rape seed in the cage in a separate dish, 
in addition to the above. Continue this treatment till they are at least six 
or seven weeks old; after that they can eat hard seed. I would advise, 
however, to continue the use of Bird Dainties ; it will give the birds vigor 
and strengthen their voices ; during the whole breeding season use very little 
green food. While the young birds (or old ones either) are moulting, be 
sure to keep them from draught. August and September are the months 
for Canaries to shed their old feathers. If your birds moult in mid- winter 
or spring, it is because you keep them in too warm a room. Birds shedding 
out of season will often not sing again until the regular moulting season is 
over, and sometimes stop singing forever. About eight drops of the medi- 
cine in the drinking water and a little maw seed during the moulting season 
will help the birds wonderfully. _ . , 



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Rules for Keeping Singing Canaries in Good 
Health, Song and Plumage. 

1. Keep your Canary in a good and proper cage. (Should you lose a bird 
and not wish to replace it at once, clean the cage thoroughly before you put 
it away). Be sure to have the proper size perches in the proper places. 
You will always fare best by buying your cages from legitimate bird deal- 
ers ; they are good judges, only keep the best, and supply the proper perches. 
Fancy stores generally keep inferior cages, made up to sell cheap but not 
to last. When you bay a cage, look for the following names : Osborn 
Manufacturing Co., G. Gunther and O. Lindemann & Co. Another advan- 
tage in buying from bird dealers is they always have on hand an assortment 
of cups for the cages in stock ; so, in case you should break one, it can be 
replaced at very small expense, otherwise your cage would be spoiled. 

2. Feed on Sicily Canary and German Rape Seed generally. Some fan- 
ciers insist on feeding, in addition to the above, a little hemp seed. I do 
not approve of hemp seed for Canarie3, but, if you wish to allow your bird 
some because he is so fond of it, do not mix it with the other seeds, for the 
bird will always look for more hemp seed and will throw all other seeds out 
of the cup. Hemp seed is very fattening. Put ten or twelve hemp seeds 
in the bottom of the cage every morning; no more. In addition to the 
above, supply cuttle fish, a lump of hard sugar, plenty of gravel in the bot- 
tom of the cage and bathing water. Give Bird Dainties every day, and 
occasionally a little sweet apple or other green food. When you supply 
green food never stick it between the wires, as it will cause Japanned cages 
to rust and will tarnish brass cages. Always put lettuce, chickweed, apple 
or other green food in a small cup or dish, or better, use Lindemann's 
Patent Food Holders, for sale by all dealers in cages. 

3. Hanging Birds out in the Air — I would not advise to hang a Canary 
out before the first of May or after the first of October, and great care should 
be taken to keep the bird out of the hot and broiling sun. 

Cage-Hood. 

To enable fanciers to hang their birds out during the spring and summer 
mouths without running the risk of having their pets overheated by the 
rays of the sun or taking cold from a sudden gush of wind or rain, I have 



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invented a Cage-hood. (Pat. Dec. 1883 ) My Cage-hood will fit any ordi- 
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thirty cents. Send fifteen two-cent stamps. 

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floor. The body has two rows of crimped wire 
to keep the upright wires from spreading, and 
thus allowing the bird to escape. It has cov- 
ered food cups which in the house prevent the 
food from being wasted, and outdoors prevent 
the thieving and mischievous sparrows from 
eating the bird's seed and otherwise annoying 
and pestering the Canaiy. I have the Boss 
Cage made as a specialty in great numbers, and 
sell them at two dollars and fifty cents each. 

The price of a fine singing Canary, from the 
first of September until the first of May, is 
generally two dollars and fifty cents. During May and June, three dollars. 
During July and August Canaries are out of season. To persons living 
away from Baltimore I will send, during the entire Canary season, a first- 
class singing Canary .(male), includiug a Boss Cage, as seen above, bird and 
cage complete, five dollars. Send money with your order and it will receive 
prompt attention. See my Descriptive Price List in another part of this 
book. Send your address in full and write plain. 




The Mocking Bird, 

In song and general qualities as a cage bird, reigns superior to all insect 
birds, either American or Foreign ; is also the hardiest. For, in my experi- 
ence, no bird living, may it be a hard or soft bill bird, can stand so much abuse 
(when young) as the Mocking Bird. In many instances, when scarce two 



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weeks old, they are taken from their nests and carried home in boys' hats, 
cigar boxes, lunch baskets of picnic parties, etc. Or else taken from their 
nests and raised in great numbers by trappers and brought to large cities, 
peddled out on the streets, in the market, or from house to house, and are 
often left without food or water for a whole day. The best place to buy a 
young Mocking Bird, and where you will surely get a male, is from a reli- 
able bird dealer. With all the abuse as described above, comparatively few die. 
The young bird survives all troubles and neglect, comes to a full growth, 
and develops himself to a grand singer, a most amusing pet, full of mischief, 
and ever ready to mock everything he hears, the sqeaking of a wheel-bar- 
row or pig, the cry of the squalling baby, the hacking cough of a consump- 
tive person, and the whining of a young pup. He will imitate the car- 
drivers' or policeman's whistle, part of any air often whistled in his 
presence ; in short, he will do anything but talk. 

Kind reader, for your convenience and the bird's health and welfare, I will 
give you simple but good advice how to raise young Mocking Birds. In 
the first place and above all things, if you want something in the way of 
an amusing and most pleasing pet, get a (young) Mocking Bird. Look for 
them during June, July, August and September. 

If you get a very young bird, not able to eat alone, take about one table- 
spoonful of Bishop's Improved Mocking Bird Food (Bishop's own inven- 
tion, and the only Mocking Bird Food in America that is put up in 
pasteboard boxes. It will keep any length of time in all climates). Add 
to the food one-half of a hard boiled egg, chopped fine, and one tablespoon- 
ful of cornmeal; rub well between the palms of your hands until thor- 
oughly mixed ; then mix one-fourth of the whole with sweet milk, and feed 
the young bird, whenever he cries for food, with a small stick cut flat at the 
end (spoon-shape). Yi,u will have three-fourths of the above dry mixture 
left, so moisten three or four times a day fresh to prevent the food from 
getting sour, for it would probably kill the bird or cause you a great deal 
of trouble to save him from the natural consequences following the eating of 
sour food. When the bird is old enough to eat alone, use Bishop's Mocking 
Bird Food only (either the bottle or box food), and according to directions. 
For a short time sprinkle each day a little hard boiled egg over the food, so 
as to get him gradually used to it. Follow this same process with trapped 
Mocking Birds or soft bill birds generally. When your bird gets sick, 
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Luxuries for Mocking Birds— You may change with the seasons. Never 
give strawberries, tomatoes, melons, or other watery fruits, as they are apt 
to cause loose bowels. Elderberries, huckleberries, pokeberries, cedarberries 
and gumberries are all very good, say from ten to fifteen a day. Care must 
be taken not to feed too many pokeberries, and not till they have had a little 
frost ; chicken grapes are good also. When berries cannot be had, dried 
currants, ten to fifteen a day, soaked in boiling water from ten to twelve 
minutes, are a good substitute. Mocking Birds are also very fond of meal- 
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General Rules for Feeding Parrots. 

Parrots will eat most anything that comes to the table, and are conse- 
quently generally ill fed. Many persons come to me with the following 
words : Mr. Bishop, what is the matter with my Parrot, he is losing and 
picking all his feathers from his breast and wings ? My answer is : You 
are feeding your Parrot with anything and everything from the table, and 
he has a constant itching, caused by heated blood, the consequences of im- 
proper food. Parrots naturally live on seeds and fruit, and should, in captiv- 
ity, be fed on hemp seed, yellow corn and sunflower seed, stale bread soaked 
in water and well squeezed out again, occasionally a piece of sweet apple or 
banana; a few roasted peanuts are good, or a dry cracker; water to drink 
instead of coffee ; many people use coffee (wrong) ; plenty gravel in the 
cage; clean the cage every day, as some of the stale bread spilled will get 
sour, and if picked up and eaten by the bird would cause trouble. Parrots' 
tongues do not require loosening or cutting. Talking comes natural to 
them, but to make a Parrot a good talker requires patience. 

In regard to the sex for talking, males and females are alike. A good 
way to get the bird's full attention is to place a black cover over the cage, 



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several times during the day, and say a word or short sentence till the bird 
repeats it. Then commence with another. After a Parrot has been well 
started in, he will sometimes surprise you by saying words or a whole sen- 
tence which have not been taught him at all. For keeping up the good 
morals of Parrots, I will say, it is not safe to swear in their presence. If 
you keep a Parrot and your angry passions rise, do your swearing outside. 
(Take a walk around the block). This latter advice is intended for the 
male members of the family especially. 

Feeding Young Parrots— During June, July, August and Sep- 
tember young Parrots come in, and are often sold direct from vessels or ped- 
dled out by sailors, or men who pretend to be sailors, the buyer generally 
paying a higher price than if he would have purchased from a regular dealer, 
and all he gets is a young Parrot and no advice to raise him. Such birds 
generally die for want of proper care. Young Parrots cannot eat hard seed 
or yellow corn. The best way is to find out what they are most apt to eat, 
and then feed them on such food. I will mention such morsels as are apt 
to be relished and also wholesome for young Parrots. Rice prepared in 
the following manner: put the rice in boiling water, leave it over the fire 
for about ten minutes, then put it in a cullender, and after the boiling water 
has passed through pour cold water over it. This is to wash off the starchy 
matter from the surface of the rice to prevent it from sticking to the bird's 
beak. Also rice pudding, baked very dry. Boiled green corn on the ear, 
hard boiled egg chopped fine, stale bread soaked in water, bananas, mealy 
apple, etc. Care must be taken that no food is left in the cage to sour. 
Young Parrots should be kept out of draught and allowed to stand in the sun 
awhile morning and noon. Sprinkling them gently with a small sprinkling 
can, previous to puttiug them in the sun, will greatly improve their plumage. 
Young Parrots should have very little water. Article " Getting Parrots Used 
to Drinking Water " gives a full explanation. If their bowels are loose I give 
no water to drink. As all the food young Parrots get contains moisture, 
water may sometimes be dispensed with. As the birds grow older get them 
gradually used to the regular food, as directed above. When old Parrots get 
sick and refuse to eat seed, corn, stale bread, etc., feed them on dainty mor- 
sels, as advised for young Parrots, and keep them warm. I never give Par- 
rots medicine ; keeping them warm and on the food will generally bring them 
around. Should a Parrot have loose bowels or be costive, use your own 



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judgment in regard to feeding or supplying or leaving off drinking water ; 
supplying plenty of apples will relieve costiveness, and hard boiled egg , 
boiled rice, rice pudding and roasted peanuts will check diarrhoea. 

While the above is the average rule for feeding Parrots, few require a 
little different care. 

The African Grey Parrot. 

The African Grey Parrot, for instance, should not be fed with soft 
bread. I find dry food, such as good water crackers, pilot biscuit, 
hemp, sunflower seed and corn, occasionally a piece of mealy apple, 
or peanuts are good. Keep drinking water constantly in the cage. 
While Grey Parrots at first should receive special care in regard to keeping 
them warm and out of draught, when once thoroughly acclimated, they 
are very harcly, more so than some of the birds from our own continent. 
They are the best whistlers of all Parrots. Some of them learn airs of 
about four lines to perfection, make very fine talkers, never screech, get 
very tame, and are altogether most interesting household pets. They come 
high in price, as the distance is greater to bring them, and as so few African 
vessels come to America, most of the Grey Parrots reach us via Liverpool 
and London, have by that time gone through the hands of three or four 
dealers and are, in consequence, high in price. Grey Parrots run in price 
from $15 to $20. 

Cuban Parrots. 

Cuban Parrots are brought to us in great numbers during July and 
August. In those months a choice young Cuban Parrot can generally be 
bought for about $5. During the winter months, when in stock, they come 
much higher in price, but are by that time, of course, thoroughly accli- 
mated and ready to learn to talk. Although small, the Cuban Parrot in 
beauty ranks among the first; learns to talk well, some of them make good 
whistlers. While they are generally not so docile — that is, do not allow 
themselves to be handled by everybody— they are very affectionate to their 
master or mistress. When very young feed principly soft food as stated in 
article "General Rules for Feeding Parrots," but as they grow older try to 
get them used to food, same as Grey Parrots, dry food and water to drink. 
Like die Grey Parrot they are very delicate at first, but with good care 
will soon become acclimated, and are then, so to sav, " hard to kill." 



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Maracaibo Parrots. 

Maracaibo Parrots are very beautiful birds— iu size and general qual- 
ity about the same as the Cuban Parrot. I know one in this city that 
is a grand talker, speaks German and English, whistles several airs well 
and belongs to a German doctor who has no children. The doctor and his 
wife have in this bird a wonderfully amusing and pleasing companion, and, 
the doctor told me "although my means are very limited, $1,C00 could 
not induce us to sell our 'Polly'. " Maracaibo Parrots are seldom in stock. 
Most of them go to England. They generally bring from $7.50 to $10. 

Mexican Red Head and Porto Rico Parrots. 

Mexican Red Head Parrots, not illustrated, look, and are in size, much 
like the Porto Rico Parrot which is seen in the illustration. With one excep- 
tion, while the feathers of the Porto Rico Parrot are tipped with black on the 
back and breast, the Mexican Red Head is a solid green and tbe red on the 
head is much larger and brighter. Porto Rico Parrots make very fair 
talkers, cost about $4 to $6, and should be fed partly soft and partly dry 
food and water to drink. They are very hardy birds. Mexican Red Head 
Parrots have very bright eyes, which continuously change as the bird is 
pleased or angry. Their eye is wonderfully expressive and certainly very 
interesting to study. They make splendid talkers and whistle good, very 
soft and melodious. I once met a boy who had one of these birds trained 
most wonderfully. He had learned the bird a cat duet, the bark of a dog 
and the growls of cats alighting. He talked well, would sing " Polly put the 
kettle on, get some boiling water/' run after the boy as a dog and do many 
amusing tricks. I offered the boy $75 for his bird and $10 a week for five 
weeks to come with me to Washington where I had a Bird Exhibition. 
But no money could have induced the little fellow to part with his Parrot, 
although his parents were satisfied. They generally sell at $7.50 to $10 
and should be fed according to rule. At first get them gradually used to 
drinking water and then feed dry food — mornings a little soaked bread and 
seed, and a piece of dry cracker in the afternoon, also mealy apple 
occasionally. 

Single Yellow Head Parrots. 

Single Yellow Head Parrots are not so much for whistling, but make 
very good talkers and are very docile. When once tame they will 



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make friends with any one who will speak kindly to them. They attain 
great age. There is one in this city more than fifty years old, and has been 
with the same couple — man and wife, who a year ago celebrated their 
golden wedding — ever since they were married. The old people have no 
children and "Polly" has been their sole and life- long companion. 
Although poor people, no money could induce them to part with their 
" Polly." I know one Single Yellow Head in a restaurant in this city, not 
given to whistling and very ugly in temper, probably from being much 
teased by the visitors, but he can say more words and sentences than any 
Parrot I ever heard. He will often repeat words immediately after he has 
heard them and create much merriment. Feed according to general rule 
and in regard to water follow directions as given in article " Getting Par- 
rots used to Drinking Water." The prices for Single Yellow Head Parrots 
range from $8 to $15, according to plumage, age, if tame or wild and 
general qualities. They are, of course, a little higher in price during the 
winter months, but by this time acclimated, ready to learn to talk and well 
worth the difference. 

Mexican Double Yellow Head Parrots. 

Mexican Double Yellow Head Parrots are the largest, prettiest, and, as a 
rule, best of all Parrots for their talking qualities and ability. Their voice 
is human, soft and melodious. All show great affection to their master 
or mistress, but do not generally make free with strangers. They are most 
fearless birds. I know one that is never caged, flies around the neighbor- 
hood, would, so to say, rather have a tussle with a cat than eat a meal, and 
any cat that has had one encounter with him will keep shy of him for all time 
to come. While I had my Bird Show traveling through all the large and 
principal Western cities, one of the main attractions was a sign on Cage No. 
32, which read as follows: "Lorieta, the Wonderful Mexican Double Yel- 
low Head Parrot ; sings « Shoo' Fly. don't Bother Me,' spells words, repeats 
part of the ABC, imitates most all Barn Yard Fowl, the Bark of a Dog, 
the Growl of a Cat and says many amusing sentences. Is always ready to 
Talk to Ladies and Children,— Price $200." The price of young Mexican 
Double Yellow Head Parrots ranges from $15 to $25, according to age, 
plumage and general qualities. Feed as directed in "General Rules for 
Feeding Parrots." In regard to water follow directions in article " Getting 



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Parrots used to Drinking Water." The first year great care must be taken 
to keep them warm and out of the draught. In winter cover the cage at 
night with a heavy cover of some kind. These precautions may be dis- 
pensed with when once acclimated. 

Amazon Parrots. 

Amazon Parrots (Blue Loreys) No. 6 in the illustration, are most 
beautiful birds; in size almost equal to the Double Yellow Head. They 
make good talkers and are generally very docile, also hardy. Amazon 
Parrots have a wonderful control over their voice. Some of them like the 
ventriloquist or character artist can imitate four or six different voices to 
perfection. I sold two of them to a shoemaker several years ago. One of 
them the old man kept in his workshop and the other one he gave his wife 
who took him to the kitchen. Both Parrots turned out excellent talkers, 
one having his, the other her voice, and when both Parrots are brought 
together and each gets off the words they have learned, is certainly very 
amusing and laughable. The old people take much pride in their birds, 
and money could not induce them to part with their Parrots. Feed at first 
a9 in general rule and gradually get them used to water. This rule it is 
well to adopt with all Parrots not thoroughly acclimated. Amazon Parrots 
run in price from $8 to $15. 

East India Mino. 

East India Mino seen in illustration. The Mino has wonderful powers 
of imitating the human voice and his talking qualities are equal to any 
Parrot. He is also a handsome bird, very playful and affectionate — very 
hardy. Plenty of water should be given daily, for the Mino loves to bathe. 
Being a large bird his cage should be cleaned every day. Feed Bishop's 
Mocking Bird Food, in addition, every day a little raw beef chopped fine — 
occasionally small pieces of banana, mealy apple, boiled rice or hard boiled 
egg chopped and mixed with the food. 

Getting Parrots Used to Drinking Water. 

All grey Parrots may be given water to drink and dry food to eat. But 
all green Parrots must very gradually get accustomed to drinking water. 
None of the Green Parrots — which are all from the Tropics of the American 




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Continent — get water to drink when brought to the States, and would, if 
water were put in their cage all day, drink themselves to death, or get 
chronic dysentery. Feed them for a while, as directed in general rule, with 
stale bread soaked in water and well squeezed out again ; or, it they prefer 
it, use coffee instead of water to soak the bread, as coffee is often used 
instead of water on vessels when the water is bad. Every morning, say 
one hour af^er you feed your Parrot, hand him water— in winter about milk 
warm — in a cup, and let him sip from it while you hold the cup. Do not 
let him drink too much, and watch his bowels. If they are loose give no 
water for a few days. This letting the Parrot drink water from a cup 
while you hold it, answers two purposes— first, it will prevent the bird from 
drinking too much, and second place will help in taming the bird which is 
the first step toward getting Parrots to talk. After you have practiced 
giving the Parrot water once a day for a while, commence to give it twice 
— morning and afternoon — and so gradually you will get him used to 
drinking water and then you can let him have water always^and consider 
your bird thoroughly acclimated. 

Parrot Sickness. 

Parrots, when well taken care of the first year, so as to get thoroughly 
acclimated, seldom get sick, and when they do get sick it is generally cold 
or dysentery. For dysentery I would advise, in the first place, feeding as 
described in article on " General Rules for Feeding Parrots," and each 
morning about six drops of cod liver oil and about one teaspoonful of par- 
egoric in the drinking water. For colds, a little good rum punch, made 
with rock candy, strong and sweet, besides keeping the bird warm, and in 
giving changes in food get him to eat something nourishing. 

Shipping Parrots. 

Shipping parrots a long distance is not at all risky, because they can do 
without drinking water for a week or more. Experience has taught me to 
arrange them for long journeys, even in cold weather. Should you desire 
a parrot, write for prices. I wish to say the first price stated in my price- 
list is the lowest, and the birds offered are always young and not yet talking. 
There is no difference in the sex in regard to talking. Should any of the 



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parrots named in price list talk some, special mention as to what the bird 

says will be made, and the bird will be higher in price than others of the 

same kind not yet talking. Talking parrots, however, are seldom in stock. 

Article on parrots in Descriptive Price List in another part of this book 

will give full particulars in regard t) talking parrots. Never try to buy a 

pair of parrots, male and female, with a view of breeding from them. They 

will not breed in cages. Although some naturalists in Europe have bred 

parrots in conservatories, where they had tropical plants and temperature, 

cases have, nevertheless, been very rare, and the parrots so raised come 

high in price. It is cheaper to buy them. 

When you have received the price list and selected from it a bird you 

think will meet your wants, do not write to me to send it C. O. D. or give 

city references. For live stock I always require post office money orders 

in advance, and I trust the reference I herewith give from the Adams 

Express Company will be convincing proof that I am worthy of your 

confidence. 

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Baltimore, October 26th, 1886. 
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well. We can well speak for him, as we have shipped for Mr. Bishop dur- 
ing his business career in Baltimore, through our office, thousands of live 
birds, animals and fish, also bird food, to the following States, viz.: Mary- 
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New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Illi- 
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Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas and Canada. Mr. Bishop ships trop- 
ical birds as well as others during the coldest weather with perfect safety. 
His method of packing live stock for long journeys is of the most approved 
manner — a peculiar style of his own. We have never heard of birds, ani- 
mals or fish shipped by him not being satisfactory, or arriving at destination 
in bad order, or dead. In regard to sending Mr. Bishop post office money 
order or money by express in advance for live stock, we can vouch for his 
promptness. John Q. A. Herring, Manager. 

P. S. The reason I require post office money order in advance is because 
live stock, being different from other goods, when the express agent calls 



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witL a bird ordered C. O. D., and the party who is to receive the bird be 
not at home to pay the bill, it goes back to the office ; but if the money is 
sent in advance, a servant can sign for and receive the package, and the 
bird will at once be taken to a warm room and cared for. I ship witk per- 
fect safety at all seasons of the year. I have had a long experience in 
shipping birds, and know how to make my calculations for food and water, 
and how to arrange shipping boxes or cages for summer or winter traffic 
to perfection. I reserve the right to refund the money, if any parrot men- 
tioned in price-list and ordered should be sold, before the answer and P. O. 
order come back. Often persons send me so much money for a certain 
kind of parrot without previously writing, having ascertained the price 
from a friend who bought the same kind of a parrot. If such bird as is 
ordered is not in stock at the time, I will not send a substitute, but will 
notify the generous sender of the money, give a receipt for amount, make 
note of the order, and will send the bird desired at first opportunity, refund 
the money or state price of other parrots in stock. Whenever I give a 
special recommendation for a certain parrot on the list, although probably 
a little high in price, you may be assured the bird is worth the money, for 
Bishop, the Bird Man, has a reputation for being reliable and is proud of it. 

The Red Bird-(Cardinal.) 

Also called Virginia Nightingale, is the most brilliantly colored bird in 
the United States, but unlike many other birds of plumage, nature lias also 
provided him with a wonderful melodious song, and to a certain extent he 
is capable of imitating. Red Birds are rarely raised from the nest. Their 
love for fighting makes them easy victims for traps of all descriptions. 
Most of the Red Birds in this section of the country are caught during the 
winter. Trappers wait for a snow-storm. Men and boys in countries 
where Red Birds live, turn out when the ground is covered with snow, with 
all manners of traps, and seldom return empty handed. Red Birds are 
(like all seed birds) very hardy, but nevertheless many of them do not sur- 
vive the first ten days of captivity for want of proper care. Red Birds 
caught in the snow should, in the first place, not be put in a warm room; 
hang the cage in a room where there is no fire ; never place more than two 
birds in one cage. If you have caught a number and you have a spare 



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attic room, let them fly for a time. Care must, however, be taken to have 
a sheet or muslin hung in front of the windows, as they are apt to fly 
against them with great force and injure themselves, often causing death. 
Red Birds may be fed in different ways. I will give the reader full bene- 
fit of my own experience. I have always been very successful in keeping 
Red Birds alive and in good order. I feed a mixture of cracked corn, 
cracked wheat, hemp seed and sunflower seed. Take three equal parts of 
corn, wheat and hemp seed, and two parts of sunflower seed. Southern 
people often use unhulled rice and oats. In addition to the above, give for 
a change, now and then, a mealworm; in summer time a grasshopper will 
prove a great luxury. Occasionally a small piece of raw beef, chopped fine, 
is relished. Apples, cherries or any fruit in season. Red Birds require a 
large cage, twenty or twenty-five inches long. During moulting hang them 
in the sun. This will add much to bringing their color back to the natural 
lustre. Bishop's Red Bird Food for sale by Druggists and Grocers. 

Mexican Cardinals, Brazilian Cardinals and 
Carolina Grosbeaks. 

Mexican Cardinals, Brazilian Cardinals and Carolina Grosbeaks should 
be fed on Canary and Hemp seed, to which may be added lough rice or 
any seed they may relish. . Luxuries, supply same as recommended for 
Red Birds. 

German or English Chaffinches, Bullfinches 
and Linnets. 

German or English Chaffinches, Bullfinches and Linnets require feed- 
ing same as the Canary, but should always be kept in square cages instead 
of round, which are more suitable for Canaries. 

European Goldfinches, Siskins and American 
Yellow Birds. 

European Goldfinches, Siskins and American Yellow Birds, also called 
Lettuce Birds, are all great favorites to bird iviciers. They have all 
a very sweet song, are apt to mate and breed with Canaries. (In all cases 
a male finch and a female Canary should be taken to crossbreed). They 




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are also very easily taught little tricks, such as drawing a tiny bucket with 
their drinking water and a little car containing their food. In mixing seed 
for them take two parts of poppy, (or maw seed) two parts plain Canary 
seed, and one part of hemp seed. Occasionally a piece of apple or other 
green food is relished. When sick treat same as directed for Canaries. 

Nonpareils, Indigo Birds and Bobolinks. 

Nonpareils, Indigo Birds and Bobolinks should be fed same as Canaries, 
with the exception of a little millet seed added to the regular Canary 
seed, or a few hemp seed may be added. Supply now and then a little green 
food, apples, lettuce, chickweed, etc. When sick treat them same as the 
Canary. To my liking, outside of a mocking bird, the Bobolink stands 
second to none of all other American song birds. 

European Blackbirds and Thrushes. 

European Blackbirds and Thrushes are great cage favorites. Their 
song is very powerful and melodious. The Blackbird is also a great mimic, 
apt to learn to whistle tunes to perfection. They require a large cage, 
twenty-five to thirty inches long, are very fond of bathing, and should be 
fed on Mocking Bird Food, adding luxuries same as directed for Mocking 
Birds. 

European Starlings. 

European Starlings have not a very pleasing natural song, but are 
good imitators ; will learn parts of tunes whistled to them and articulate 
simple words or short sentences very distinctly. Feed same as Thrushes 
and Blackbirds ; supply also plenty of bathing water. 

European Black Cap, Robin Redbreasts and 
Japanese Robins. 

European Black Cap, Robin Redbreasts and Japanese Robins, although 
small birds, require a large cage, at least two feet long. Feed same as 
Mocking Birds, adding plenty of ant eggs and mealworms. In summer, 
if convenient, occasionally a small grasshopper; other luxuries same aa 
directed for Mocking Birds. 



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European Skylarks. 

The song of the European Skylark is powerful and brilliant (an endless 
stream of melody). They require cages especially made for their keeping. 
To get the proper kind of cage, always order from a reliable bird dealer, 
Feed on Mocking Bird Food, adding raw grated carrot, juice squeezed out, 
also plenty of ant eggs, occasionally a mealworm or grasshopper. During 
the spring and summer months keep a green sod of grass in the cage, also 
a large dish filled with fine sand, as they love to bathe in sand. 

The Troopial. 

The Troopial is found in Mexico and all through South America. 
"When one is introduced in a house he soon becomes one of its settled 
members. His plumage is beautiful, orange and black, with a little white 
on the wings. He belongs to the funny Starling fainily, is full of comical 
tricks and his full and mellow notes are very pleasing. He is very apt to 
imitate anything whistled to him, and soon. knows every member of the 
family If his favorite friends of the family have been absent during the 
day, he will, on their return, bid them welcome by whistling and actions 
generally. The Troopial requires a twenty-five or thirty inch long cage. 
Care must be taken that the cage is in every way perfect, as he is apt to 
open the door, or pick a hole through the top of the cage, throw his 
perches from their places or upset food and water. When a Troopial is 
once tame and used to the surroundings, and you are longing for a little 
pastime, let him fly about the room for a while and you will say he is a 
little circus. 

After the cage has been opened Mexican Joe will take a short fly about 
the room for a general survey. He will at first settle somewhat elevated. 
Should the elder gentleman member of the family be present and display 
the usual vacancy on the back part of his cranium, he will make for it at 
once (this is speaking from experience). When he alights and finds there 
is no hold, he will, for a while, flutter over the chosen spot like a humming 
bird sucking from a flower. This causes our friend considerable tickling. 
He will, however, bear it bravely until Joe has firmly settled, having with 
his claws grasped a few remaining hairs. Then he will proceed with his 
*harp bill to pick with all his might. This generally causes much laughter, 



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but our friend will chase Joe off and look for a bat or his smoking cap. Joe's 
freaks are very numerous. I will mention a few more. Trying to pick 
ladies' ear-rings from their ears, picking hairpins, finger-rings, alighting on 
a bouquet, endeavoring to carry it, off, jumping on the hand of the person 
playing the piano or organ, and many others. Mocking birds, American 
Robins and European Starlings are almost equally up to the capers of 
Troopials. When caught young and well tamed, these birds are most 
pleasing companions when one understands them. 

Troopials should be fed on Mocking Bird Food principally, adding raw 
grated carrot, also ant eggs. Mealworms and grasshoppers are a great 
luxury to them. I would also advise to supply every morning a little stale 
bread soaked in milk; but in the summer time the small dish with bread 
and milk should be removed after three or five hours to prevent the bird 
from eating it after it has soured. Supply also now and then a piece of 
banana or piece of apple and fine chopped raw beef. 

The principal agents in keeping birds in good health are the proper mix- 
tures for the various species. My preparations for the care and keeping of 
Birds are all made under my direct supervision, and with the greatest care 
in regard to quality. Bishop's Prepared Mocking Bird Food, Mixed Seed, 
Bird Dainties, Gravel, Orange Color Food, Bird Health Restorer and Bird 
Insect Powder, are for sale by most of the principal druggists and grocers. 
If they offer you other inferior goods, put up by seed jobbers and food com- 
panies, etc. (who know nothing of birds and their keeping), demand 
Bishop's. Accept No Substitutes. Kind reader, the advice on birds in 
this book has been written with care and consideration, is brief and to 
the point. Hoping that it may benefit you in keeping your feathered pets 
in good health, plumage and song, I am, Yours truly, 

HENRY BISHOP. 




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Humorous Songs Create Merriment, 

BR^iFRBR^at^pe^HB^ie %em% 



ELE1IRTE THE SOUL, 



Bishop's Special Hint to New Beginners. 

Bishop, the Bird Man, is quite a poet, 

And he wishes that the people should know it. 

For he believes in advertising, 

Timely to bed and early rising ; 

The above good old rules will lead to success, 

This he knows by experience and is proud to con' 

If you follow these rules you will not regret it, 

You will be successful and don't you forget it. 



Fun ia a Bird Store. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN 

I keeb a dremenjus large bird store 

In Baldimore zidy, M. D., 
My blace is alvays in an ubroar, 

I'm habby as habby can be ; 
Mornings I blay vid liddle Mungies 

Un feed un carres my shmall pugs, 
Oh, you ought to see dose fine dogies 

Dey all have such bootiful mugs.— Cho. 

I'll dell you a nice leedle shtory 

Of a dog un mungey I own. 
My dog vas allway3 full of mischiff, 

"Vould not leaf de mungey allone. 



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So Shacco be dook our old teapot 

Un fastened it to de dogs tail, 
Un old Chimmy lought dis vas too hot, 

Down Baldimore sbtreet be did sail.— Cho. 

De very first person be did meet 

A vooman vid eggs in a box, 
All of dem eggs were sbpilled in de sbtreet, 

De voraan set down on tbe rocks. 
I vent out to belp de poor vooman 

Un cut de shtring from de dog's tail, 
De first diug I know a Boliceman, 

He dook me right down to de Chail.— Cho. 

I also hafe a real nice Parrot, 

Oh, I lofe my Bolly so deer, 
But de drouble is my nice Parrot 

He says dings so funny un queer. 
Vben an old maid comes in my bird shtore 

To buy a nice bird un a cage, 
Den he sets de blace in an ubroar 

By asking " Miss, vhat is your age ? "—Cho. 

If he sees a lady vhat's nervous, 

Den he holler's fire quite loud ; 
If he sees a man who quite bald is, 

He says, " Vhy de full moon is oud." 
If a lady comes in who is shtout, 

His virds are " you'r getting to fat." 
If you talk long he cries, " Put him out 

He's talking de bird mail to deat."— Cho. 

To a dude who once called at my blace 

He cried, " Here's Barnum's vhat is it," 

De poor fellow got red in his face 
Un for lafnng I almost shplitt. 



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To a man who claimed to sell butter 

He said, " Oleoniargerin," 
De old man got all in a flutter, 

But he had to bear it un grin. — Cho. 

If a bill vhat has been long shtanding, 

You wish to collect if you can, 
My clerk says, " You come here dis ev'ning, 

You'll surely deu see de bird man." 
So soon as my bolly dese virds hears , 

Un he knows dat I am not out, 
" De bird man has shust now gone ub stairs," 

He cries, un commences to shout. — Cho. 

(N. B. This last verse for an extra encore only.) 

I hope you hafe not been offended, 

Your feelings I meant not to hirt ; 
For this reason my song I ended 

By giving myself quite a shplirt. 
If you wish to compose fanny songs, 

Good subjects you surely must hafe, 
Mention some beobles' looks un deir wrongs 

To make oders cholly un laff. — Cho. 

(N. B. Tliis song may end with the fifth verse, or be continued, at the option 
of the singer.) 

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We are a L.ot of Real Jolly Good Boys. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN. 

We are a lot of real jolly good boys, 
Where ever we go you will hear the noise, 
We drink beer, whiskey, wine, or even gin, 
Moderate drinkiog is surely no sin. 

Chorus. 
Where ever we go there's lots of fun, 
We are a lot of real jolly good boys, 
Where ever we go there's lots of fun, 
We are quite noisy, but no harm is done. 

None of our members are strict temp'rance folks, 
None of us wear hypocritical cloaks, 
We always dress in style, and look for joy, 
Our glasses are empty, "Waiters, O'hoy." — Cho. 

Drinking can surely not mike us its slave, 
For we all know too "well how to behave, 
Real jolly good fellows, that's what we be, 
We all go in for fun, and a light spree. — Cho. 

In ladies company we are polite ; 
You ought to see us dance, it is a sight, 
Landers, Waltz, Schottischc, it is all the same, 
We can dance anything you wish to name. — Cho. 

You talk about singing, come to our club, 

If they try to beat us, there comes the rub, 

We are the champion singers in town, 

For real good singing we carry the crown —Cho. 

The above, arranged to beautiful and fitting music for voice and piano, 
will be sent on receipt of ten two cent postage stamps. 

READ THE NEXT PAGE. 



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Not wishing to be misunderstood by a generous public, the writer desires 
to give his motives for publishing " We are a Lot of Jolly Good 
Boys," probably, to many, seeming a very immoral and intemperance pro- 
ducing song. But his motive is quite the contrary. He wishes to explain 
the great difference between American and German sociability. Not being 
in favor of the so-called temperance movement (which in reality means 
teetotalism), he is in great favor of Temperance, which means to use porter, 
beer, wine and liquors with moderation, for to many persons they are of 
great benefit, and promote vigor, mentally and physically, with the excep- 
tion of persons who are very nervous and have too active brains ; they 
should abstain from all stimulating drinks, or use them in quantities to suit 
their special nature, and well watch the effect on their nervous system. 
The writer himself belongs to the latter class, and his motto is — 

Control your habits with your will, 

Be proud of self-control, 
Thus, as a man, you fill the bill, 

Both in body and soul. 

But to come to the point. With the Germans teetotalism is almost 
unknown; but temperance prevails as a rule and in company. The writer 
(who has traveled a great deal) would venture to say that the Germans are 
the most jovial of all nations. In Germany, most every young man, from 
the son of a peasant to the son of a milllionaire, has his Taschenliederbuch 
(pocket song book) and belongs to some singing club, or at least occa- 
sionally meets some of his friends at gardens, halls, etc., where they sing 
and have a jolly good time at small expense and with comparatively little 
drinking. 

The great difference between American and German young men is the 
way they treat one another. In Germany every man drinks what he 
desires, and pays for what he gets, without paying much attention as to 
what his friends drink. And they treat one another with the productions 
of their brains and vocal organs. In short, the hero of the party is he who 
is the best singer and conversationalist. With Americans it is quite differ- 
ent. You rarely hear singing ; humorous and social conversation you hear 
very little. The hero of the company is he who most frequently sings out 



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the old familiar song (which, by the way, has never been set to music), 
"Come, boys, what will you have?" The German young men in their 
songs and conversations rather exaggerate their taste for wine, beer, etc., 
while American young men, through the habit (or fashion) of treating one 
another with drink, will swallow more than is good for them. 

My advice would be, drink only what is good for you, and treat your 
friends with the proper conversation— humorous, social, scientific, business, 
political — or whatever may suit the company ; or, if you can, sing on 
appropriate occasions. 

Meaning offence to none, anl benefit to all, 

Yours very truly, 

BISHOP, the Bird Man. 



Bock, Cradle, Bock, Tick-A-Tack Goes the Clock. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 

"While awake I keep ; 

When you grow up, you read the good book, 

And don't tell Ma I kissed the cook ; 

The doctor says we must have fun, 

Fun is good for our health, my son ; 

Rock, cradle, rock, 

Tick-a-tack goes the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 

While awake I keep ; 

In time you must dress your hair in curls 

And learn to wink and flirt with girls ; 

This world is very cold and blue, 

Unless you have a girl or two -, 

Rock, Cradle, Rock, 

Tick- a- tack goes the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 
While awake I keep ; 



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When twenty-one, then you are a man 
Vote soon and often as you can 
For the party which pays the best, 
Be easy, let your conscience rest ; 
Rock, cradle, rock, 
Tick-a-tack goes the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 
While awake I keep ; 
You must try to get on the police, 
For they make a liv'mg with ease ; 
They get along while on the beat, 
You seldom see one in the street • 
Rock, cradle, rock, 
Tick-a-tack goes the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 
While awake I keep ; 
To make a living some men sell milk, 
They dress their girls in furs and silk, 
Their best friend seems to be the pump, 
Of chalk they add a good size lump ; 
Rock, cradle, rock, 
Tick-a-tack goe3 the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 

While awake I keep ; 

A good way to accumulate cash 

Keep a hotel and feed cheap hash, 

Collect board always in advance, 

To beat you give the guests no chance ; 

Rock, cradle, rock, 

Tick-a-tack goes the clock. 

Sleep, baby, sleep, 

While awake I keep ; 

I give you good advice in my song, 

Do as I say you'll get along, 



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Vf ith hard work no man will fare well, 
Get a polish' or buy and sell ; 
Rock, cradle, rock, 
Tick- a- tack goes the clock. 

The above, arranged to beautiful and fitting music for voice and piai o, 
will be sent on receipt of ten two cent postage stamps. 



SBSCHIEDSGRUSS. 

THE LAST GKEETI1TG. 

Bishop, the Bird man, of Baltimore, Md., after twenty years of absence, 
returned to Germany to once more see his relatives and friends. At his 
parting, to return to America, probably never to see them again, he sang 
and presented to them his Abschiedsgruss (in English, " The Last Greet- 
ing "). This farewell song, so sacred in his memory, he has now translated, 
and both the German and English versions have been arranged to most 
beautiful and fitting music for voice and piano. Will be sent on receipt of 
ten two-cent postage stamps > in both languages, for the one price. 

I>er Letzte Gmss. 

(the last greeting.) 
The day has come I have to part 

And bid you all farewell, 
Dear friends it almost breaks my heart, 

My grief no words can tell. 
When I am gone and far away, 

In foreign countries roam, 
Remember me, and when I pray, 

I'll always think of home ; 
Cho. — Remember me, and when I pray, 

I'll always think of home. 

Oh, parting is a sad, sad word, 
'Tis always on my mind, 



Your voices I have often heard, 

You all were good and kind. 
If I have wrong'd you, please forgive 

Forget what's gone and past, 
Where'er I go, and while I live, 

My love for you shall last ; 
Cho. — Where'er I go, and while I live, 

My love for you shall last. 

I hope you always will be blest 

With cheerful heart and health, 
A peaceful home and mind at rest, 

Don't crave for earthly wealth 
And then when comes your dying day, 

It will come, this is true, 
Remember me, and when I pray, 

I'll always think of j*ou ; 
Cho. — Remember me, and when I pray, 

I'll always think of you. 



Bo not Forget the Old Folks. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN. 

If your old folks are still alive 

Be sure to treat them well ; 
To ever please them you should strive, 

At your home let them dwell; 
For they worked and cared for you, 

When you were a child, 
Gave you schooling and pleasure too, 

When you were young and wild. 

Do not forget your dear old dad, 
Though his sight be failing, 

He is now silent and seems sad, 
And forever ailing 






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Treat hiin kind and with respect, 

And obey him still, 
As you did when he walked erect 

And had an iron will 
Do not forget your kind old Ma, 

Always so forgiving, 
Whenever you did wrong and Pa 

Would g\vc you a whipping. 
Now she's old and cannot walk, 

And her hearing poor, 
Be patient when she wants to talk,. 

Respect her as of } ore. 
And then when conies their dying day, 

Your conscience will be clear, 
While they live they will for you pray, 

Their voices you will hear. 
When they die they will bless you, 

Wish you joy and health, 
And thank you for remaining true 

While at your home they dwelt. 
The above, arranged to beautiful and fitting music for voice and piano, 
will be sent on receipt of ten two-cent postage stamps. 



A Miller's liove. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN. 

*In a land far away, by the side of a stream, 
There stood an old mill, of which I oft dream. 

The old miller's daughter — a maiden named Clyde, 
Was my only love and intended bride. 

*This song is arranged for baritone solo and soprano accompaniment. 
The air is in Tyrolese style, with a warbling chorus, and when properly 
sung at evening parties or private entertainments is always appreciated 
and applauded. 

Will be sent on receipt of ten two-cent postage stamps. 



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I bid her farewell, to seek fortune and fame, 
Kissed tears from her cheeks — and she did the same. 

After years I returned, the old mill was no more, 
The place was a ruin — the sight made me sore. 

A storm had been raging, wrecked both mill and old home, 
There was no way to save them, and death was their doom. 

I am old now, quite weary, and longing for death ; 
I will think of my Clyde, when I draw my last breath. 



Man, Be not Proud. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRDMAN. 

A man should not be proud 

Because he has wealth ; 
And he must not boast loud, 

If he has good health. 
To-day or to-morrow 

May bring him great loss, 
Death, sickness or sorrow, 

No one but God knows. 

[Repeat in each verse two last lines for chorus.] 

Man should help his neighbor 

If he be in need ; 
To gen'rous assist poor 

Is a Godly deed. 
If you give with pleasure, 

With kind heart and love, 
You're filling a treasure 

In Heaven above. 

It is wrong if you hate, 

You'd better forgive, 
Soon it may be too late, 

For jou may not liye. 



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Be sure when you part here 

Have no enemies; 
If your conscience is clear 

You may rest in peace. 

The above, arranged to beautiful and fitting music for voice and piano 
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The Shepherd and his only Daughter. 

BY BISHOP, THE BIRD MAN. 

Just twenty years ago to-dny, 
Since Bess became my darling wife; 
Then I was cheerful, young and gay, 
Happiness seemed my future life. 
My darling Bessie's eyes were blue, 
And she was handsome, kind and true; 
Ten years ago, this very night, 
My darling wife, my Bessie, died, 
Cho. — Ten years ago, this very night, 
My darling wife, my Bessie, died. 

The saddest day in all my life, 
The one I never can forget, 
When I lost Bess, my darling wife, 
No woman like here I have met 
Except my only daughter, Bess, 
So prett} r , and her eyes are blue, 
She's her mother's living likeness, 
Quite handsome, cheerful, kind and true; 
Cho. — She's her mother's living likeness, 

Quite handsome, cheerful, kind and true. 

I'm growing old, my hair is grey, 
The only friend I have is Bess ; 
For her welfare 1 work and pray, 
I feel my days are growing less. 



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Dear daughter, I'll soon have to leave, 
To meet my wife, my darling Bess, 
God b!ess you child, please do not grieve, 
I loved your mother I confess. 
Cho.— Gocl bless you child, please do not grieve, 
I loved your mother I confess. 

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Buy a pretty singing bird; 
As you breakfast in the morning 

His welcome song is heard. 
He will sing for you at dinner, 
And warble sweet at night. 
He will be the children's treasure, 

Fill their hearts with delight. 
When your wife his thrilling song has heard, 

She will say, " I am happy now, we have a bird." 
We all love him and call him Pete- 
He was bought at BISHOP'S, 
830 East Baltimore Street. 



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Brass, Japanned, Wood and Wire Cages, 
In great variety and numbers untokl 
Are by rne at fabulous low prices sold, 
Birds of every description are always on hand. 
Seeds, Gravel and Food, I keep the best in the land, 
Also Aquariums, Globes and pretty Fish — 
In fact, in my line, I have what you wish. 




TTEW persons know when and how to buy birds, consequently many in- 
1^ experienced lovers of feathered pets look for what they wish at the 
wrong season of the year. The bird market, like every other, is liable 
to fluctuations, and is controlled by laws well understood by dealers. I 
will try to give a full explanation. For instance, any one familiar with 
the prices of cinaries knows that a choice sh:ging llartz mountain bird 
can generally be bought at $2.50, is surprised to enter my store in July or 
August and find that not a single canary is on sale in the whole establish- 
ment ; at the same time Parakeets, Parrots, Troopials and other tropical 
birds are on hand in great numbers, and may at that season be bought at 
just about one-half or two-thirds of the winter quotations. 

In fact he will miss the merry song of hundreds of Canaries, Mocking 
Birds, European Finches, &c., and instead hear on all sides the chatter and 
whistling of young parrots; he will watch their funny antics and leave my 
store the possessor of a fine Parrot instead of the wished-for Canary. To 
make a long story short I will say, the Bird Market is ruled by the laws of 
nature. 

The Canary as a song and pet bird is a general favorite the world over. 
It is my sole study to make the keeping of birds easy and pleasant, and to 
be enabled to supply something exquisite at low price, I have within the 
past two years made very important improvements on Cages, Bird's Food, 
&c. Many persons, heretofore, objected to keeping Canaries on account of 
their spilling seed over the floor ; at the same time the seed so spilled 
would be apt to draw mice. This difficulty I have overcome with my Im- 



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proved Cage Fenders, which absolutely prevent seed from falling to the 
floor; they look neat, and I supply them to my customers who buy cages 
at cost price. 

Where, heretofore, it was necessary to occasionally supply hard-boiled 
egg, &c, to Canaries, I have invented " Bird Dainties," much cheaper and 
far better for the bird's health. Bird Dainties are s^ld by druggists and 
grocers at 10 cents per box, ready for use by simply adding a few drops of 
cold water. Besides the regular ration of seed (daily) give one teaspoonful 
of Dainties. When Dainties are supplied, eggs, fruit and other luxuries 
m be dispensed with. 



J^TO enable fanciers to hang 
vE/ their birds out during the 
spring and summer months 
without running the risk of 
having their pets overheated 
by the rays of tbe sun or tak- 
ing cold from a sudden gust of 
wind or rain, I have invented 
a Cage-hood (Patented Decem- 
ber, 1883). My Cage-hood will 
fit any ordinary canary cage, 
and costs only 25 cents; per 
mail, post paid, 30 cts. Send 
15 two-cent stamps. (See cut 
of cage with hood.) 




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MY IMPROVED 



New Brass Cage, 



r 



THE BOSS, 

S equal in size and quality, but otherwise su- 
perior, to a $4 cage. It has a fancy brass 
gallery attached to the bottom, which is 
very ornamental, and, at the same time, an- 
swers as a fender ; keeps seed from falling to 
the floor. The body has two rows of crimped, 
wire to keep the upright wires from spreading 
and thus allowing the bird to escape. It has 
covered seed cups, which in the house pre- 
vent seed from being wasted, and outdoors prevent the thieving and mis- 
chievous sparrow from eiting the bird's seed and otherwise annoy and 
pester the canary. I have the Boss Cage, made as a specialty, in great 
numbers, and sell them at $2.50 each. 

The Boss Cage, and many others for sale at my store, are manufactured 
by John D. Meyer, 61, 63 and 65 Courtlandt street, New York. 



IT may seem to you surprising, but it is nevertheless a fact, that I sell a 
$4 cage at $3.50. I have other Solid Brass Cages from $1 upwards. 
Persons who reside in Baltimore should not waste their time looking 
elsewhere for what they can only get at my extensive store, and parties 
living away from Baltimore will do well by sending $2.50 in Post Note, P 
O Money Order or Cash for a Boss Cage. From September till June I 
will send the Boss Cage, including a choice singing Canary, for $5 In 
all cases I require P. O. money order or money by express in advance. 



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Read reference from Adams Express Company, also letters from 

a few customers, of which i could give hundreds, 

if space permitted me: 

Adams Express Co., Baltimore, Md., Nov. 24, 1880. 
Mr. Henry Bishop, during bis business career in Baltimore, has shipped 
thousands of Birds, Animals and Fish through this office, and we have 
never heard of any complaints of Birds, &c, shipped by him not being 
satisfactory, or Birds, &o, arriving at destination in bad order or dead. In 
regard to sending Mr. Bishop Post Office Money Orders or money by Ex- 
press in advance for Live Stock, we can vouch for his promptness and 
reliability. Respectfully yours, 

John Q. A. Herring, Superintendent. 

P. S. Address all Letters : BISHOP, The Bird Man, Baltimore, Md. 



Virginia House, Bristol, Tenn., Jan. 24, 1885. 
Henry Bishop, Esq., Baltimore. 

Dear Sir : The Parrot you sold me a few months ago, though quite 
young, has grown very much. She is now good size, looks fine, and many 
persons who are acquainted with this species of birds acknowledge her to 
be the finest and plainest talker they ever heard. In short, we have all in 
her that we coukl desire in a bird. My wife has often been offered big 
money for her, though $150 would not buy her. The object of this note is 
to thank you for the honest manner in which you treated me in sending me 
" Polly," though an entire stranger. Again thanking you for your kind- 
ness, I am, yours, very respectfully, 

J. G. Wood, 

P. S. Please send me circular on bird treatment. W. 



Piedmont, W. Va., December 17, 1884. 
Dear Sir : The Parrot was received yesterday morning in good condi- 
tion. We (myself and wife) are very much pleased with it; have already 
formed quite an attachment for it, and now say when we go to Baltimore 
again we will visit '"Polly's" old home. With thanks for sending such 
a nice bird and promptness, I am, yours truly, 

W. A. Shuey. 



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P. S. The reason I require Post Office Money Order in advance is be- 
cause live stock being different from other goods, when the express agent 
calls with a bird ordered C. O. D. and the party who is to receive the bird 
be not at home to pay the bill, it goes back to the office; but if the money 
is sent in advance, a servant can sign for and receive the package, and the 
bird will at once be taken to a warm room aud cared for. I ship with per- 
fect safety at all seasons of the year. I have had long experience in ship- 
ping birds, and know how to make my calculations for food and water, and 
how to arrange shipping boxes or cages, for summer or winter traffic, to 
perfection. 

With birds bought I always send advice how they should be cared for. 
In this book I will endeavor to give the prices of such stock as is generally 
bought, and I trust the reference will suffice to prove to the reader that I 
am worthy of his confidence. I will state general prices, subject to changes, 
and give advice at what season to buy certain birds to advantage. 



MAIE CANARIES FOR SIYGING. 

From the first till the tenth of August, ten or fifteen men start from the 
Hartz Mountains, Germany, with as many thousand Canaries, each man 
having about one thousand birds to take care of. The birds are transported 
by rail to Bremen and Hamburg, and thence by steamer to America. About 
the first of September I receive tne first invoice, and September is, so to 
say, the opening of the season for singing Hartz Mountain Canaries. 

The price of a fine singing Canary from the first of September until the 
first of May is generally $2.50; May and June, $3.00. During July and 
August, as stated above, Canaries are out of season. To persons residing 
in distant cities I will send, during the entire Canary season, a first class 
singing Canary male, including a Boss Cage, as seen on a preceding page, 
Bird and Cage, complete, for $5.00. Send money with your order and it 
will receive prompt attention. 

CANARIES FOR BREEDING. 

Canaries will mate at any time from the fifteenth of January till the first 
of May. I have Walnut Breeding Cages complete at $1.50 each. Im- 
proved Wire Gauze Breeding Cages, with removable partition, at $1.50 
$2.00 and $2.50 each. 



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ESTABLISHED 1856. ESTABLISHED 1850. 

EMIL FISHER, 



AND AGENT FOR THE 





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Qadies and Children s Dresses oleaned or Dyed 
handsomely without nppina on injury to tpe aarment. 

Velvets and orepe l\enovated equal to new. 

lolanbets, nurniture oovennas, Qace ourtains, 
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JUirs Railing for CEmEtsriEs, Lawns, Cardans, DfficES and 

EalcnniEs, IXIindnw Guards, Ttee Guards, UlirB 

Cloth, Sieves, FandErs, Brass and Japannsd 

Cagas, Sand and Coal SbrsEns, Iran 

EsdstEads, Chairs, SeUees, Etc, 

THE MANUFACTURE OF WOOD AND WIRE CAGES A SPECIALTY. 



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A pair of German Canaries will cost $3.50. In ordering please state the 
color you prefer, or else leave it to me, and the selection will be made with 
good judgment. The price of a pair of German Canaries and Breeding 
Cage is $3.00, $5.50 and $6 00, according to size and quality of cage. 

FA^CY CANARIES FOR BREEDING. 

I have on hand during February and March, French Ruffled Cinnamon 
Canaries from $8.00 to $10.00 per pair. French Ruffled, Buff, $6.00 to 
$8.00 per pair. Belgian Canaries, $7.50 to $12.00 per pair. London Orange 
Colored Canaries, $5.00 to $10.00 per pair. English Golden Spangled Liz- 
ard Canaries, $10.00 per pair. Norwich, clear Buff and Mottled, $6.00 per 
pair. German Cinnamon Canaries, $6.00 per pair. February and March 
are the best months to buy Canaries for breeding. 

CAGES FOR BREEDING FANCY BIRDS. 

I would advise you to get the $2.50 Wire Gauze Breeding Cage. With 
each cage I send nests, nesting stuff and cups complete, also advice for 
breeding. 

German Finches are on hand from the first of October till the first of 
June. General prices (subject to changes): Goldfinches, Chaffinches and 
Siskins, $2.00 each. Cages for the above, $1.50 to $2.00. Bullfinches, 
$3.00 to $4.00 each. Cages $2.50 each. 

German and English Soft Bill Birds. General prices (subject to 
changes) : Blackbirds, $7.50 each ; Thrushes, $7.50 each ; Starlings, $5.00 
each. Suitable cages, $2.50 each. By sending $1.00 extra I will send four 
large bottles of food, worth $1.40. 

English and German Skylarks, Black Caps, Robin Redbreasts or Japan- 
ese Robins, including suitable walnut cages, with plated "wire. Bird and 
cage, with four bo '.ties of food and supply of ant eggs, complete, $7 50. 

Mexican Troopials are birds of rare plumage, orange and black, 
also fine whistlers, $6.00 to $7.50 each. Suitable cages, $2.50. 

Redbirds (Virginia Nightingales), are on hand during February, 
March, April and May. Bird and cage, $3.00 to $4.00. 

Brazilian Cardinals, during the summer months. Bird and cage, 
$5.00. 



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North American Wild Birds are on hand during May, June 
and July. Bobolinks, $1.00; cage, $1.50. Bluebirds, $1.00; cage, $1.50. 
Yellow birds and Song Sparrows, 75 cents each. Baltimore Orioles, $2 50; 
cage, $1.50. 

Mocking Birds are on hand at all seasons, but the prices vary. 
Young male Mocking Birds, in condition to be shipped with safety, bring 
$3.50 during July and August, $4.00 in September and (Dctober, $5.00 when 
commencing to sing and alter shedding, during November, December and 
January; in February and March $6..§0, April and May $7.50 to $10.00 
each. In June the young birds come again. Mocking Bird cages, walnut, 
with plated wire, cups and all complete, 26 inches long, $2.50 each ; 30 
inches long, $3.00 each. For $1.00 extra, I will send supply of food and 
ant eggs. 

Of Parakeets I receive many varieties, at uncertain seasons. Per- 
sons wishing Parakeets will please write. I will then state what is on 
hand, with lowest prices and full particulars. 

Pai*i*<>ts are on band all the year round, but the general stock is 
largest and prices lowest during June, July, August and September. I re- 
ceive many letters from customers stating their desire for a good talking 
Parrot, at lowest prices. In regard to good talking Parrots, I will say that 
good talkers are only found with private families, and though their owners 
be poor, "' Polly ' is not for sale;" no more than one of their children 
He has become a member of the family ; he knows every one's name, calls 
for his coff c, scolds mamma for getting up late, tells the children to hush 
up when they are noisy, calls out fire the moment he hears the bell, sings 
part of some favorite song, imitates grandma's cough, the baby's cry, the 
dog's bark, and does many more funny things too numerous to mention. 
Consequently, " Polly" is not to be parted with. The house would become 
lonesome without him. I have often offered $30 to $40 to private families 
for their Parrot, but never succeeded in securing the bird. The Parrots I 
offer for sale are always direct imported birds, though I never ship them 
until they are well on the food, acclimated, and in fit condition to stand a 
trip of one thousand miles or more. It is easy to send Parrots a great dis- 
tance with safety, as they can do without water for days, so long as stale 
soaked bread and apples are supplied for the trip. For talking, Parrots 
unlike song birds, males and females are alike. If you get the proper va- 



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riety, they will all talk, although some of the same variety are brighter 
than others, and thus the price of the same class of birds vary. 

I make a specialty of the following varieties, all of which I know from 
experience will make talkers, and are hardy. AH the Parrots I mention 
are of the American Continent. Their plumage is green. The prices are 
arranged according to their talking qualities, plumage, docile nature, size, 
age, &c. 

Parrots from the American Continent are the hardiest. Many of 
them are, in consequence, exported to northern parts of the Old World, 
Russia, Germany, France, England, &c, in great numbers. They are 
high in price. When Parrots arrive on vessels, the bird dealers are on 
hand, one more eager than the other, to secure the birds, and they are sold 
to the highest bidder. Small dealers seldom secure a good lot of birds. As 
they cannot afford to buy a large number, and pay high prices, they have 
to watch their opportunity to get a few single stray birds that are peddled 
out from some Sailor Boarding House. From long experience, I can say 
I never make a mistake in buying Parrots, and never stand back on the 
price if I know I can please my customers, and in regard to the number, I 
always know where to sell good Parrots when I have opportunity to secure 
a tine lot- 
Bishop's Bird Store stands second to none in all America. Bishop, the 
Bird Man, has a wide-spread reputation. I have succeeded in gaining the 
people's confidence through promptness and honest dealing. When I buy 
Parrots, I buy the lot at so much each. I assort them and fix the prices 
according to their real value. So when you send $15.00 you will get a bird 
worth the price. Never fear that I may send you a bird worth less than 
you have paid. My aim is that every single bird I ship may be the cause of 
selling others. All Parrot Cages I offer in this book are of the latest 
designs, solid metal, made of tinned wire, zinc and brass. I do not handle 
the old style tin cages, so apt to rust. 

Mexican Double Head Yellow Parrots are considered the best. Great 
numbers of them are sent to Europe, and they are in consequence highest 
in price. They are the largest of all the green Parrots. Prices range at 
about $15, $18, $20 and $25. The lower prices being younger birds, the 
higher prices are birds talking some or showing great ability. This rule 
applies to all other Parrots. Persons sending for price list and finding some 



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of the prices altered with red ink, will please know without further writing 
that they are the present prices of what is in stock. 

Cages for Double Yellow Head Parrots are worth $3, $4 and $5. The 
higher priced cages are of course finer quality. 

Carlhagena Yellow Head Parrots are very docile, and make excellent 
talkers. Prices, $3, $10, $12.50 and $15 each. Suitable cages are worth 
$2.50 and $3. 

Amazon Parrots (Blue Loreys) bring $3, $10 and $12 each. Suitable 
cages $2.50 and $3. 

Single Yellow Head Parrots sell at $8, $9 and $10 each ; extra fine $12 
and $15 each. Suitable cages are worth $2.50 and $3. 

Maracaibo and Tampico Parrots bring $6, $8 and $10 each. Suitable 
cages $2, $2.50 and $3. 

Cuban Parrots, though not quite so docile as some of the birds men- 
tioned, make excellent talkers, and ara very pretty. Their colors are green, 
body, head and breast scarlet, front of head yellowish white. July, Au- 
gust and September are the only months to secure them. They sell at $5; 
extra fine specimens $6 and over. Cages $2, $2.50 and $3. 

Jamaica and Porto Rico Parrots are seldom in stock. They make fair 
talkers, and sail at $4 and $5 each. Suitable cages $2 and $2.50 each. 

African Grey Parrots bring $15, $18, $20 and $25. Suitable cage 
$3, $4 and $5. 

Cockatoos— small sulphur crested, $10 ; large sulphur crested, $15 ; Rose- 
ate, $10; Nosicus, $10; Leadbeaters, $25; and the great rose crested Cock- 
atoo brings $35. Suitable cages $5 and $10 each. 




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-4&AQUJUUAS* 




J7] N Aquarium is an 
/ 1 exceedingly use- 
*J ful and beautiful 
ornament. It suits ev- 
erywhere — parlor, li- 
brary, sitting room, di- 
ning-room, and may, 
indeed, be introduced 
with benefit in the 
apartment of the sick. 
An invalid, whom the 
song of a pet bird 
would annoy, will 
watch with delight the 
motions of animal life 
in an Aquarium. In a 
sick-room an Aquarium 
will absorb impure air 
and moisten dry heat. 
It is health-sustaining 
and highly recommend- 
ed by physicians. 
Aquaria may be appro- 
priately introduced in 
the humblest cottage or 
the palaces of kings 
and emperors. 

I have made more 
improvements on Aqua- 
riums than any one 
dealer m tlie United 
States, import all my 
Lava Aquaria Stands 
direct from Germany 
and Bohemia, and have 



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my Iron Stands and Bell Tanks made to order in large quantities by our 
best American manufacturers, and raise my own Fish. I sell Aquaria 
goods retail at wholesale prices, have never less than thirty or forty differ- 
ent styles on hand, and defy competition. 

Persons desirous of a nice Parlor or Library Aquarium will please order 
a Jardinier Aquarium, as described, at $10 or $12.50, complete. 

For a nice Aquarium for a centre-table, suitable in any room, or any part 
6f the room, send for a two gallon Aquarium with Imported Lava Base. I 
have them in great variety. State where you wish to place it, and I will 
know what to select. 

The globes for the above are all of two-gallon capacity. The difference 
in the price is in the base and ornament. With each of these Aquariums I 
send three Goldfish, Food, Ornaments, Plants, beautiful Lava Base, and 
full instructions how to arrange them, so that they will stand four weeks 
without change of water. Send $3.50, $4.50 or $5.50. 

1 have mauy most gratifying letters from persons stating: "Aquarium 
came in good order." " It proved to be much beyond my expectations," 
" thanking me for promptness," &c. 



MY JARDINIER AQUARIUM. 

I claim my Jardinier Aquarium to be (for the price) the prettiest Parlor 
Aquarium ever introduced. The stands are of Iron, Verde Antique, thirty 
inches high. The htrge stands have rollers. The tank is of eight gallon 
Capacity. Price, all complete, $12.50. The second size has no rollers. 
Tank is of five gallon capacity. Price, all complete, $10. Other styles 
from $i to $40. 

NOTICE— In shipping Aquariums. Stand, Tank, Ornament and 
Plants arc packed in a box. Fish are shipped in separate tin cans. 
The above prices include everything' required. 

I have this season introduced a new style Aquarium — Imitation Ebony 
Tables, with green cloth top and handsome deep fringe, with four gallon 
tank. Ornaments, plants and fish, complete, for $6.50. This Aquarium 
gives universal satisfaction. 



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MOST PLEASING TO THE EYE AND ALL BIRD'S DELIGHT, 
^BISHOPS ^-.._ 

# Revolving ^ J)epel2 ^ ^viapy <# 

Patented June 8th and August 10th, 1880. 




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Price Of Bishop's Patent Cages. 

Walnut Frame, Plaited Wire and Zinc Drawers. 

No. 1. 16 inches high, 16 inches wide, with 10 inch wheel, - - $3 00 
No. 2. 20 inches high, 20 inches wide, with 12 inch wheel, - - 5 00 

No. 3. 25 inches high, 25 inches wide, with 18 inch wheel, - - 10 00 

No. 1 cage is suitable for 1 to 4 birds ; No. 2 for 6 to 12 ; No. 3 for 12 to 
20 birds. 

A variety of Finches, Canaries, &c, may be put in the Revolving Perch 
Cage without fear of them fighting. The almost constant motion of the 
wheel keeps the little songsters busy and amused ; so much so, that outside 
of eating, drinking, bathing and singing, they have no time left for quarrels. 
At night the wheel is stopped by a very simple device attached to the cage. 

My principal claims in the above Patent Cage are a Reel mounted on 
suitable bearings, adapted to revolve as the birds alight upon the perches ; 
the perches revolve very freely in the spokes, and in order to enable the 
birds to maintain their balance, as the Reel revolves, I have in connection 
with each perch a counterpoise, which, consequently, always keep the 
birds in a perpendicular position. 

P. S. My Cage is the only Revolving Perch Aviary manufactured. AH 
other so-called revolving perches are mere revolving wheels, made on the 
style of squirrel wheels, with stationery perches. When the wheals re- 
volve, the birds have to continually triple and move their feet, which in 
time makes them sore, and the continuous moving of the feet also prevents 
the birds from singing. In my cage the birds sing lustily as the Reel re- 
volves, and I guarantee that Canaries and all Finches will work my Reel 
and remain in better health than in any cage ever invented. 




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Very Important Notice. 

SISHOP, the Bird Man, has not only a local but a national reputation 
as well. He is known to be honorable and prompt in all his dealings. 
His preparations for the care and keeping of birds are superior to all 
others, most of them being his own inventions, having been handed to the 
public after long and tedious experiments with his own large and valuable 
stock of birds. His inventions and improvements on bird food, bird cages, 
aquariums, etc., are more numerous than any other dealers in the country. 
It may therefore be well said, Bishop, the Bird Man, is the most experi- 
enced bird fancier in the United States. He is ever ready to give all neces- 
sary advice in regard to the proper care and welfare of feathered pets, and 
would therefore call special attention to giving birds proper food, none of 
which is adulterated and tampered with so much as canary seed. Bird 
food companies and seed jobbing concerns, many of whom not even put 
their own individual names on the packages containing their preparations, 
who probably never had a bird themselves, have no love for birds and know 
nothing of their care and keeping, but, nevertheless, put up most miserable 
compounds— consisting of Dutch canary and domestic hemp, turnip and 
millet seed, and label the boxes canary bird food, or mixed canary seed. 
Dealers in seeds and bird food buy them because they are cheap and enable 
them to undersell their neighboring dealer, or because they bring a large 
profit. If dealers who sell these miserable mixtures (which in a short time 
will cause birds to stop singing and a premature death), were aware of 
these facts, they would surely not sell them to their regular customers, 
neighbors and friends. 



Kind Reader: With every canary sold at my bird store I give a writ- 
ten guarantee, insuring the bird a male, good singer and in every respect 
satisfactory, or the buyer has the privilege to exchange within one week 
from date of purchase. As I keep none but first-class birds and very choice 
singers, comparatively few are returned, but when birds are returned for 
not singing, I most generally find their food consists of the above mention- 
ed miserable mixtures, which cause the birds to sit droopy and of course 



58 

stop their singing. Under such circumstances I will not be held responsi- 
ble for the bird's song and general welfare. 

I would therefore advise you to purchase with the bird a package of my 
mixed bird seed, consisting of the very best quality and double milled Sicily 
canary seed — my own direct importation — and choice sweet German sum- 
mer rape seed, (the domestic turnip seed mentioned above, which is gener- 
ally substituted for German Rape Seed because it is cheap, is very bitter to 
the taste, and birds will not eat it unless compelled by actual starvation, 
and ths effects will of course in time ruin the birds health); also buy my 
bird dainties and gravel. And ever after, demand from your druggist or 
grocer " Bishop's superior preparations for the care and keeping of birds," 
and accept no inferior substitutes. Yours truly, 

Bishop, the Bird Man. 



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IS WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS IN SPEAKING OF 

The Baltimore Telegram 

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Each issue has a CHARMING SERIAL, ELEGANT SHORT STORIES, Reading 

for the Little Ones, Columns of Fraternity News. Household Recipes, 

Fashion Notes, Weddings, Parties and Entertainments, 

Wit and Humor, Choice Miscellany, &c. 

SUBSCEIPTIOU : 

One year, $2.00. Six months, $1.00. Three months, 50 cts. 
JAMES YOUNG, Prop'r, 

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Try it. You'll like it. Single copy 5 cts. Sold by all newsdealers. 

James Young, 

N£WSPAP£R PRINTER, 

No. 114 SOUTH STREET. 



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~BISH0P& 

THE BIRD MAN'S ADVICE 

ON THE 

CARE AND MANAGEMENT 

OF 



The study of any of Nature's works is one of the most ennobling pursuits 
that can engage the attention of mankind. It is a pursuit in which we can 
all engage to a certain exteut by having about us pets, such as birds, pet 
animals and aquaria. 

Reader, if you think 3*011 do not care for such companions, try the exper- 
iment; get something in your household in the way of pets, begin to study 
their peculiarities, and you will find the care of them a most pleasing occu- 
pation. At first you will probably not take much interest, but gradually 
you will become attached to your pets. You will in time look at them the 
first thing in the morning and the last thing at night. See, too, how your 
children will be pleased when you bring them home. 

The study of pets, no matter in what form, tends to elevate the soul of 
man from the wearisome pursuits of every day life. Nothing gives more 
satisfaction as a study in our homes than the aquarium. A well regulated 
aquarium may be looked upon as a little world. It has no communication 
with the great world in which it exists, and of which it forms a part, but 
still its inhabitants live and prosper. 



Mdme. PAULIHE KOHLERMAH, 

Human Hair Emporium 

31 NORTH EUTRUJ ST,, New Na, 323, 




Sapho Chignon. 

Constantly keeps on band a full and complete line of all kinds of Hair 
Work, including the latest novelty, the Sapho Chignon, the ea ; iest and 
simplest way of Dressing the Hair, also the latest styles of Bangs, such as 
the Gipsy, Fedora and Folsom-Cleveland Bang; Braids, Frizzes, Curls, etc., 
made in the best possible manner, and from strictly first quality Hair. 
Ladies' Hair Dressing and Children's Hair Cutting a specialty. All orders 
promptly attended to and satisfaction guaranteed. I keep constantly on 
hand a full line of Imported and Domestic Cosmetics, woulel call especial 
attention to the latest Importation of Milk Weed and Nut Oil Powder for 
removing all Freckles, Wrinkles, Tan, etc, from the face and hands and 
leaving the complexion perfectly clear. 

N. B. — All diseases of the scalp treated. 

Mdme. PAULINE KOHLERMAN, 

91 North Eutaw Street, New No. 329, 

Baltimore, Md. 




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FINE* JEWELRY, 

No, 284 NORTH GAY STREET, 

BALTIMORE, MD, 

Frank Y, Daily, 




Old, 35 W. Baltimore St., New, 605 E. Baltimore St. 

R well SelBctEd Stock of Staplo and Fancy Goods kept at 
this place, and Sold at Lowest Market Prices, 

To Restaurants, Hotels and Families using Large Quantities, 
will allow Special Rates. 

COUNTRY TRADE SOLICITED I 



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(Successors to Alex. D. Watson) 



DEALERS IN 



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HOUSE AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS' SUPPLIES, 
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BALTIMORE, MD. 



Specialties: Valentine's & Parrott's Fine Coach Varnishes, 
Masury's Coach Colors, Thum's Brushes, &c. 

This pretty and useful article, which gained friends wherever 
introduced, is for sale by 

GEORGE FRANKE, 31 Hanover St., Baltimore, Md. 

PRICE 

25 CEHTS 

Importer of 

FANCY % GOODS 

And Dealer in 

Lace, Cake & Bou- 
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In an aquarium you have the vegetable and animal kingdom combined. 
The aquarium serves to illustrate the fact that animals cannot live without 
plants, and plants cannot exist without animals. Plants inhale carbon and 
exhale oxygen ; animals do the reverse. If you put fish in a vessel without 
supplying plants they will not live long in the same water. 

Now, our object in combining the carbon and oxygen-supplying powers 
in the aquarium is to have the two evenly balanced. We must furnish our 
aquarium with the proper kind and quantity of water plants to supply oxy- 
gen and sustain the animal life ; but we must be careful not to add any more 
oxygen inhalers than the plants can supply. If we overcrowd our aquar- 
ium one way or the other it will result in the destruction of both fish and 
plants. I find that inexperienced aquarists will, in nine cases out of ten, 
overcrowd their aquarium with animal life. 

i An aquarium is an exceedingly useful and beautiful ornament; it suits 
everywhere ; parlor, library, sitting-room, dining-room, and may indeed be 
introduced with benefit in the apartment of the sick. An invalid, whom 
the song of a pet bird would annoy, will watch with delight the motions 01 
animal life in an aquarium. In a sick room an aquarium will absorb im- 
pure air and moisten dry heat. It is health-sustaining and highly recom- 
mended by physicians. Aquaria may be appropriately introduced in the 
humblest cottages or the palaces of kings and emperors. 

I have heard men engaged in my line of business say: "It is no use 
to teach people too much, they will get too smart," and other remarks of a 
similar import. I differ with them, however. It is my wish that my patrons 
know as much about the treatment of their pets as I do. To those who 
are fond of pets I am constantly anxious to give all the advice I possibly 
can out of my experience. 

Fish, like all other living beings, are subject to diseases, the most danger- 
ous of which is the fungus. It shows itself in this way : A white downy 
spot appears on some part of the body, generally at first near the tail. 
Whenever you see a fish thus affected in your aquarium, eject and destroy 
it at once, for it will not get well. This disease will sometimes become epi- 
demic. Through its ravages on one occasion I lost four hundred and fifty 
gold-fish in a period of fourteen days. I know of no remedy for the fungus, 
and I doubt if it can ever be remedied or avoided. 

For the last ten years \ have given very close attention to improving 



parlor aquaria, and towards beautifying and simplifying them. I have done 
as much, if not more than any other dealer here or elsewhere. When I 
came to Baltimore from New York, I found that aquaria, as part of house- 
hold luxury or ornament, had never been properly introduced. This was 
probably for the reason that no one had ever given the matter close atten- 
tion, or that those who had lacked the necessary knowledge and presever- 
ance. I went to work with a will, it being my determination to introduce 
aquaria. I met with very little success at first. I invested more in advertis- 
ing aquaria than the profits amounted to. With all this, however, I did not 
become discouraged. I went on improving aquaria in every way, style, 
simplicity and prices, and, thanks to a generous public, I take pleasure in 
saying that my labor and perseverance have been crowned with success. 
Aquaria are seen everywhere. 

Busy fathers buy them for the amusement of their wives and children; 
"bachelors buy them for pastime and study ; young men buy them for their 
sweethearts ; charitable men buy them and send them to fairs to be sold 
and the money contributed to some good cause. They are being bought 
for wedding and birthday presents, for sick rooms, parlors, libraries and sit- 
ting rooms. Storekeepers use them as attractions for their show windows, 
and they are being met with here, there and everywhere. 

People who had aquaria years ago and did not know how to manage 
them, became discouraged and stored them away in their garrets and gen- 
eral curiosity rooms. They now bring them forth again, have them painted, 
and come to me for advice, with a view of trying them once more. After I 
replenish them their owners are pleased, and only sorry they did not know 
as much years ago. 

I arrange them so that they will stand from one to six months, according 
to capacity, without change of water. They are now (with my new im- 
provements) very simple and easily attended to. 

As a proof of my success, I give here a few certificates from some of our 
most prominent citizens. 

Mr. Henry Bishop arranged my aquarium about the latter part of June, 
with plants, etc., and it remained without requiring attention from him till 
the following December. Ali^an P. Smith, M. D, 

January 15, 1878. 



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I have for ten years taken great interest in parlor fish culture, and have 
at present one of Bishop's large Bell Tank Aquariums in each of my offices, 
each of which contains no less than three dozen fish, various species. I 
find no necessity to change the water more frequently than once in three 
mouths. Jos. Benzinger, M. D. 

January 17, 1878. 

I take pleasure in stating, from my experience with Mr. Bishop, that any 
one in want of a first-class aquarium can hardly better themselves by any 
other advice. He furnished mine holding twenty-five gallons, and I have 
not been compelled to change the water or plants for eight or ten weeks. 

January 1, 1878. C. S. Brown, 

474 Eutaw Place. 

I have one of Mr. Bishop's large aquariums. The first time he arranged 
it for me it stood four months without changing water, and several times 
since I have let it stand longer. Marion C. Mordecai. 

If space permitted I could give many more certificates of a similarly 
gratifying character. * 

The management of aquaria is, like everything else, very simple when 
you know how. The main secret is to introduce the proper plants, that is, 
plants which will liberate oxygen freely, thus purifying the water. Nothing 
is more beautiful than an aquarium in good order, well supplied with vege- 
table and animal life. The variety of colors displayed in the vegetation, 
together with the motion of animal life in an aquarium, form a picture 
worthy of admiration. 

I have always on hand a variety of water plants, such as are best 
adapted in the different seasons of the year. For a centre, elevated, orna- 
mental plant, I have ever in stock the " Umbrella" plant, or Cyperus Alter 
nifollus. This is one of the Cyperus genus or sedge family; it is a native 
of Madagascar, and has an exceedingly foreign look, and is very hardy. 

The next point of importance in the successful management of an 
aquarium is to give it proper light and temperature. An aquarium, to 
remain a long time in good condition without change of water, should 
always stand in front of a window where it gets a direct light and very 



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little sun. Confervas, a green moss-like growth, will in time settle on the 
sides of any aquarium, no matter where it stands; but in an aquarium 
exposed to the sun more confervas will accumulate in three weeks than 
would accumulate in three months in an aquarium standing in a shady 
place. If your aquarium be a large one, say from eight to twelve gallons 
capacity, you may, after a confervas has settled to the glass, take out a few 
quarts of water, so as to admit your arm, then rub off the sides of the glass 
with a piece of coarse linen or cotton toweling, and when this is finished 
refill the aquarium. In a day or two, after the water has settled, your 
aquarium will look better than at first. The water will then have a part 
greenish shade and be very clear. A two gallon tank may stand without 
change of water from four to six weeks ; a four gallon tank from eight to 
ten weeks, and large tanks from three to six months. You must, however, 
remove the confervas from the glass as advised above, and every week or 
two add as much water as may have evaporated. In January, 1877, 1 dis- 
tributed a circular recommending in the bottom of aquaria two inches of 
sand, with a top layer of pebbles in which to insert the plants for growth. 

I have now on hand a great variety of rock work ornaments (my own 
inventions) for the many different sizes of tanks. These rock- work orna- 
ments have niches in the bottom. The plants are put in these niches and 
fastened underneath with a piece of soft metal which I have in use for the 
purpose of holding it together. After you have the plants inserted in the 
niches of the rock-work ornament, you place it in the tank, and put around 
it for ornament a layer of pebbles. 

Occasionally a piece of plant may loosen from the bottom and come to 
the top, but this matters not, for the plant will grow swimming and throw 
out oxygen as well. Let it swim, therefore, and insert it when you clean 
the aquarium. Whenever you wish to clean your aquarium do it in this 
way : first take out a few quarts of water, then lift out the rock-work orna- 
ment with plants, then take out more water, down to three or four inches. 
It will then be easy to take out the fish. You may remove them with 
your hand or a small net. 

Lay the fish, after you remove them, in a basin of hydrant water; if 
very cold add very little warm water, for fish, although cold-blooded, would 
be thrown into spasms and sometimes killed by a sudden change. Now 
put the pebbles into a tin basin or a wooden bucket, and wash them well. 






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Take out the plants from the rock-work, and let the hydrant run over 
them strong. Now wash and scrub the rock work ornament with a hard 
brush, and insert the plant into its place in the ornament. After washing 
the tank with fine silver sand, without using soap, replace everything as it 
was, fill the tank with water and your aquarium will remain in good con- 
dition for many weeks. A handy person may clean a twelve gallon 
aquarium in fifteen minutes or less, and this is to be done only four times a 
year. Fish require but little food. I have it for sale. The fish in a twelve 
gallon aquarium will not use one dollar's worth of food a year. 

If you wish to replenish or stock an aquarium, I will advise you as well 
as possible, so that j^ou will not overcrowd your aquarium one way or the 
other. In the first place, I would not advise any smaller globe or tank 
than one or two gallons capacity. To pen up fish in vessels smaller is 
cruel. If you cannot afford the cost of a two gallon tank or globe, get 
none. A two gallon aquarium, to be properly stocked, needs one bunch of 
weeds, two goldfish not over four inches long. A four gallon tank will 
support about four medium or six small goldfish. The larger tanks may be 
stocked in proportion. Deaths will occur in the best regulated families, 
and also in the best regulated aquariums. If dead fish or decayed pieces 
of plants are suffered to remain in the aquarium, decomposition will set in 
and it will soon spread disaster through the t ink. For the removal of these 
I have glass tubes of various sizes, which act by being put into the water 
with the finger over the aperture at the top ; the tube, until the finger be 
removed, will remain filled with air; place it over a bit of decaying plant 
or particle of refuse, remove the finger and the water will rush in, carrying 
with it the offending object into the tube. Thus you may temporarily 
clean your aquarium without disturbing either fish or plants. 

The best temperature for aquaria is from forty-five to sixty-five degrees 
Fahrenheit. Less than forty-five degrees will not hurt, but over sixty-five 
degrees is not recommendable, When a room is artificially heated, a good 
temperature for aquaria can always be had near a window. 



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The Management of Aquaria without Plants. 

While it is well to have a beautiful growth of plants in an aquarium, 
standing directly in front of a window, it will be destructive to both fish 
and plants to have plants in an aquarium which is intended to stand on a 
centre or side-table in any part of the room away from the window; 
and although an aquarium with plants will stand much longer without 
change of water, many of my customers who use no plants are very suc- 
cessful in keeping their finny pets in splendid condition and not change the 
water very often either. But there are people who not only for their 
fishes' sake, but for themselves and general health, keep their rooms well 
lighted, well aired and never overheated. 

Ladies often come to my store just after having purchased or been pre- 
sented with an aquarium, much annoyed and worried because their fish do 
not swim much and remain motionless at the bottom of the aquarium. 
This is, however, a sure sign that the aquarium is in good condition, and 
the fish showing it by being perfectly contented. Fish when very restless 
and continually coming to the surface, sometimes standing almost erect, is 
a sign that the water is impure, that the plants are decaying for want 01 
sufficient light, or that the room is too warm and the air unhealthy. A lit- 
tle study will soon acquaint you with whatever be the cause of these trou- 
bles, and it may be easily remedied for your own and the fishes' sake; for, 
if you watch well and keep your apartments' in a condition to suit the 
aquarium, you will surely be benefitted yourself. Upon this point I will 
speak later in an article of mine copied from the Sunday News of Decem- 
ber 6, 1885. 

Fish require but little food. My Fish Food is for sale by all Druggists 
and Dealers in my Bird Food, and with each box are full directions. A ten 
cent box will last for a small aquarium from six weeks to two months. 
Never give your fish more food than they will eat from the surface of the 
water at once, as it will make the water milky if allowed to remain and 
dissolve. A few trials will teach you how much to give them. Never give 
fish crackers nor bread crumbs. Fish hear well, and, like some animals, 
have something more than natural instinct. Plainly I would call it sense. 



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A friend of mine whom I presented with a large and handsome aquarium, 
and who takes much pleasure in watching the actions of its inmates, and 
has kept them over three years in good health, has succeeded iu making 
them familiar with a peculiar low whistle. One day we both went into his 
library where he keeps his aquarium, walking quite noiselessly. All of the 
fish were perfectly quiet, but as soon as he let his peculiar whistle be heart 1 , 
every fish at once came to the surface, and, to my amusement and surprise, 
ate food from his fingers, following whichever way he moved them over the 
surface of the aquarium. Said my friend : "lam fond of birds and adore 
plants, but I would rather be without both than to be without my aqua- 
rium. Why, I sit for half an hour and more at a time watching them, and 
it is admired more by my friends than the most beautiful plants I ever had 
the pleasure of raising." It is related of Peter the Great of Russia that he 
had constructed in his palace garden a large pond and fountain well stocked 
with carp. Every morning, at a certain hour, a trumpeter sounded a bugle 
call, and, in a short time, the carp, which had become accustomed to the 
music, would come to the surface to receive their daily rations of food. 
The custom is kept up to this day, and it is even believed that carp from 
the original first stock placed in the fountain are still alive, some of them 
being of enormous size, showing their old age, and are perfectly tame. 

An aquarium is the only and surest indicator in the world in showing if 
the air in a room is perfectly pure, and one or more should be kept in every 
house. My article in the Sunday News of December 6, 1885, fully explains 
this matter, and is, I think, worth your consideration if you regard your 
health instead of a little comfort of disrobing at night in a warm room. It 
is certainly a curious coincidence how many persons risk their health for 
a momentary convenience when the greatest comfort man possesses is 
health itself. 

Hoping that this information, which is surely written with much con- 
sideration, will prove sufficiently plain to enable you to keep your aqua- 
riums and fish in good order, I will close the subject on the Care of Aqua- 
riums and say a few words regarding Health at Home. 

I herewith present my readers with the article from the Sunday News, to 
which I have referred in this chapter. What is therein set forth is the result 
of my own experience and study, and I am quite sure those who adopt. my 
suggestions will be benefited by them. 



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[From the Sunday News of Decembe* 6, 1885.] 

Editor of tlie Baltimore News : Seeing in your issue of Sunday, November 
29th, a reply to the charge of the New York Veterinary Society that the 
harmless and necessary house cat is, in some instances, the cause of the 
spreading of diphtheria and other contagious diseases, simply by passing 
from one house to another, I desire to say that, in my opinion, while the 
Society's warning may be good, and children should especially be warned 
against caressing strange dogs and cats, the suggestion that the legislature 
should take steps in the matter is ridiculous. Why do not these wise men 
of the land try to stamp out the direct cause of diphtheria and kindred dis- 
eases ? They would find thousands of cases resulting from impure air, im- 
proper heaters (causing gas to escape) where they could scarcely prove one 
case contracted through or from domestic pets. 

Many of my customers will recollect my eiying to them : " Your house 
is wholly unfit for an aquarium, and fish will not thrive there." In one in- 
stance, when I remarked : " It is a wonder you do not all have the diphthe- 
ria," an old lady replied : " Goodness, gracious ! You don't say so ? Why, 
what is the matter with the house ? Five children 7uive had the diphtheria 1 
There (pointing to a poor delicate girl) is one we have nursed for. two 
months, and you are the first one to give us this warning !" I answered : 
" Fire your heaters out of doors and have good stoves that will not throw 
out gases into your rooms." 

The New York State Veterinary Society is mistaken, and I differ with 
them in regard to keeping birds, fish and plants in rooms. It is not the 
keeping of a few pet birds, an aquarium, or a few plants, that would injure 
the inmates of such rooms. Nay, quite to the contrary, I find that many of 
our luxurious human abodes are not in a condition for fish, birds or plants 
to thrive in for various reasons. Many houses are kept entirely too warm 
in winter, are not properly ventilated, and not sufficiently lighted. Instead 
of inviting the rays of the sun to purify the air and destroy certain germs 
of disease therein, heavy curtains, drapery, and even wooden shutters, are 
brought into use to keep out the sun, as it may fade the carpet, furniture or 
some fancy bric-a-brac. If every family would try to keep an aquarium, 
or a few nice plants, and a song bird or two in their every day apartments, 
and see that these little pets would thrive and do well, they would surely 



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be benefitted themselves, for such things require pure air, plenty of light, 
and only a limited amount of artificial heat. The register, and whatever 
other styles of heaters they may have iu use, throw out so much gas and 
foul air that fresh, healthy pot-plants soon wither and die, birds commence 
to shed and stop singing, and fish in an aquarium in less than ten hours 
will be found at the surface, for the water absorbs impurities, and has in so 
short a time become tainted, uncomfortable and unfit for the inmates. 

An aquarium is indeed an indicator of the healthy condition of the at- 
mosphere. Have the room to suit the aquarium, and it will surely suit 
yourself. That the keeping of feathered pets or aquariums is not injurious 
to health I can give most positive proofs. I have one of the largest bird 
stores in the country, and keep in the principal season from three hundred 
to five hundred birds in stock. The building is spacious and four stories 
in height. I use the three upper floors as a dwelling, and with my wife, 
five children and servants, ten in all, we are enjoying the best of health, 
except myself, suffering from chronic nervous dyspepsia, but never- 
theless fare well under these circumstances. And, if I may be par- 
doned for saying it, I have the reputation of keeping the cleanest bird 
store in the country. An aquarium will thrive in my store, with all 
the bird and animal pets therein, six weeks and more without change 
of water. The cause of it is that I invite the sun's rays all over my 
house. See that store and dwelling are properly ventilated and never 
overheated. Sleeping apartments should have no heaters whatever. 
Use good stoves with no dampers in the pipes, and let all gases and foul 
air go up the chimney, where they will do no harm, and never mind the 
use of a few extra tons of coal when they may save funeral expenses. 

Yours, very truly, 

Bishop, the Bird Mau. 



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Home and Health. 

DuriDg very severe cold weather I have a stove in my children's bed- 
room so arranged with paper, wood and coal that, by simply holding a 
lighted match to the paper underneath will start the fire. The fire is lit a 
half hour before the children are called in the morning, thus allowing 
them to dress in a warm room. I have experimented having a fire made 
in their room before sending them to bed at night ; but, on going to see 
them a half hour later, have found them uncovered and much endangered 
to taking cold, whereas if they had gone to bed in a cool room, and tucked 
themselves well under cover, they would have slept comfortably and re- 
mained covered all night. I have heard ladies and mothers say : " It is a 
pity to send the children to bed in a cold room." But according to my idea 
children who are allowed to sleep in a room heated all night to probably 
sixty-five or seventy-five degrees Fahrenheit, are to be pitied, as it is apt 
to impair their future health and prevent them from becoming robust 
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Xervous Dyspepsia. 

While I have begun writing on health, I will try to give a few useful 
hints to my fellow man on our national disease, Nervous Dyspepsia. As 
I never studied medicine, know very little about anatomy, and had only a 
common German country school education, my English being self educa- 
tion learned without a tutor, therefore by the theoretically educated my 
advice may be criticised. But from a practical point of view I think it 
will be appreciated, and sufferers from Nervous Dyspepsia will be bene- 
fitted if they will follow what I suggest. It is impossible to give certain 
advice as to how dyspepsia may be cured or relieved. The disease shows 
itself in many forms, and in consequence the cure or relief cannot be 
uniform. Every individual dyspeptic is affected in a different way, and of 
course requires a different diet and treatment. I have often read or heard 
it suid, " What may be the cause of Americans suffering so much from this 
dreadfully increasing disease, since English, German and French people 
hardly know what it is ?" I will try to explain this to the best of my 
knowledge, and hope no offeDce will be taken for ridiculing and slightly 
joking on the subject. 

Dyspepsia is a very serious disease, and unless one so affected becomes a 
philosopher, takes the world as it is, and not as he thinks it should be, and 
makes the best of it — while so seriously affected — he will surely go under. 

While indigestion is a mere temporary trouble, generally brought on by 
overloading the stomach— a Thanksgiving or Christmas disease as it were — 
Nervous Dyspepsia is generally chronic, and those so afflicted can hardly 
hope for a permanent cure. But if he has the necessary iron will, self- 
control in regard to dieting, exercising, and above all, well studies what is 
important for him, to get each day a little amusement, and break off the 
monotony of every -day business life and worry , he may do fairly well under 
the circumstances, and get some enjoyment out of his existence, besides 
doing good for his family and the world at large. 

Causes op Nervous Dyspepsia — Why is it that we Americans should 
be thusly affected more than any other nation ? It is because we, as a rule, 
are of a nervous and excitable temperament, though not much given to the 
study of high art and science, As a business people Americans are not 



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excelled by any other nation, and it is this class of men particularly who 
are most affected with dyspepsia — those who are energetic to the extreme, 
with a continuous push in business matters, their minds constantly strained 
to their utmost capacity, and otherwise of full habits. American business 
men, though probably less given to drinking, are as a rule great smokers, 
and being free with the use of money, smoke the best cigars, which are also 
the strongest. Many of them, too, adopt the habit of chewing tobacco. 
Now chewing tobacco, to a German business man, would be a disgrace ; 
only peasantry and laboring men indulge in this habit. Both habits are 
ruinous to the nervous system, while the use of beer, wine and alcoholic 
stimulants in moderation, is beneficial. Every cigar smoked and all tobacco 
used in any form is an injury to the nervous system and digestive organs 
generally. Smoking is a great temporary stimulant to the brain, and while 
it may give assistance to thinking, will also be instrumental in wearing the 
brain out in an alarmingly short period. Often when I see young men 
smoking one cigar after another, many even at the theatre between the acts 
smoking the injurious cigarettes, I think, " Well, you will not smoke bo 
much when you are fifteen or twenty years older." There is, perhaps, no 
use in advising young men not to do so. But, young man, look about you, 
and see if you can find many men of forty years of age and over doing 
likewise. You will discover that such men are few and far between. They 
have been there, and common sense by this time has taught them that 
smoking is not the proper thing to promote health and give strength to 
the brain and nervous system. So to give the whole «matter in a nutshell, 
I will say that over exertion of the mind in business matters, excessive use 
of tobacco, high living — in short, trying to get, so to say, the lives of four 
ordinary men out of one, we find ourselves completely stranded at middle 
age. Then we look for a towboat to pull us off. This is the doctor. 
We expect him to help us when it is too late. 

In regard to eating I will simply say this : Americans live too high. We 
have plenty of everything and make use of it to the fullest extent. In 
addition to eating meat three times a day, and probably an extra late lunch, 
we consume, I believe, more pastry, hot bread and sweet meats than any 
other nationality. While in New York a few months ago I saw a novel sight. 
Hot biscuits were being prepared in a Chatham street coffee house in fuU 
view of everybody. Quite a crowd of people had collected around the 



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place and looking through the plate glass windows. Three men were busy 
baking, and displayed was a sign, " Coffee and Hot Biscuits-10 cents." I 
looked on for a moment, and an old gentleman stepping up behind me 
asked « What is going on here?'' before he had seen the men at work I 
replied, "They are making dyspeptics." Said he, "Right you are young 



man 



Although of German birth, I say « We Americans," for I landed on these 
shores when scarcely sixteen years old, and five months after went on 
American vessels, where I served in the capacity of cabin boy, and later as 
carver and steward, and took the greatest pains in mastering the English 
language and adopting the ways of the American people in general This- 
I have brought to such perfection that on election day I vote twice unless 
rt can be plainly seen that my man will have an overwhelming majority 
Of this voting as often as you can I sing in my song, in another part of 
this book, entitled "Rock, Cradle, Rock" (see index), the third verse of 
which is as follows : 

"When twenty-one then you are a man, 
Vote soon and often as you can 
For the party which pays the best- 
Be easy, let your conscience rest." 

But returning to the subject. In my opinion, while nervousness is inher- 
ited-* mere nervous temperament-Nervous Dyspepsia is superinduced 
by our mode of hving, and the way we do business and manage things gen- 
erally. I wiU here give my own experience, and from this the reader may- 
judge and adopt whatever may suit or benefit him-not exactly imitating 
what I have done, but to study well and practice what may apply to his 
special nature. L * J 

Of Nervous Dyspepsia I have had (using a common phrase in speaking) 
a full dose and never expect to get rid of it. But I have fairly made up 
my mind t. try to keep looking well, feeling as well as possible by dieting 
exercising, getting a little enjoyment each day to break the monotony and 
worry oi every-day business life, to make good use of my mental and phy- 
sical strength by very judiciously writing-that is, writing while in a fit 
state of mind, working while not overtired, sleeping when fatigued, and 



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not be disturbed when rest is needed, even if business suffers by so doing. 
Much below the average already, at the age of thirty-four I found myself 
stranded, nervously prostrated to the extreme, physically and mentally 
outdone. Of course I did just as every one else who is stricken down with 
nervous prostration does. My family physician, the man to whom I had 
entrusted the lives of my wife and children, was good enough for me. He 
being up to the times, told me that before long I would have been trying 
half the doctors in Baltimore. I, as every other dyspeptic, wanted the 
doctor to give me something to aid digestion and strengthen my brain, for 
mentally I was very weak, could not attend to my correspondence, and 
was unfit for business generally. After I had tried my family physician 
for a short while, some one told me to try another doctor, who had done 
w T onders in making old people young again. This trying a second doctor 
saves the family physician's credit, for the patient soon finds out he fares 
no better. Just so w.th my case. Soon a third, fourth and more doctors 
are consulted, much to the disgust of the patient. Now comes a radical 
change. Like a politician, he bolts from an Allopath to a Homeopath, 
or vice versa, but all with the same result. The patient finds himself 
"but little if auy better, and gradually discovers that not the doctor alone 
can cure or relieve him. Self-control in dieting, exercise and giving proper 
time to recreation and rest will be needed for him to regain strength. When 
the patient once begins to understand this he has half won the battle. He 
must come to the conclusion that self-control, with a little of the doctor's 
advice, is the only thing that will make him and his future life partially of 
what it was. He must learn to abstain, to a certain extent, from every- 
thing he has over-indulged in — in the first place, in eating ; second, smoking 
and drinking (giving up smoking altogether is best); third, in brain work 
and excessive physical exercise ; and fourth, in pleasure taken at late 
hours, after midnight at the club, etc. This is speaking from experience, 
I must acknowledge. He must come to the conclusion that he is not and 
never again will be what he was, and that everything he does must be done 
judiciously and with much consideration. 

I commenced to suffer when I was thirty-four, am now forty, and have 
had six years of affliction with Nervous Dyspepsia. To write out my full 
experience would take me many weeks and make a large sized book. So 
I will have to be brief— make the story short, but to the point. Not to say 






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anything as to the number of doctors I had during the first six months, my 
diet remained about the same — Appolinaris, Baltimore Strontia and other 
aereated and carbonated mineral waters, with oatmeal, crackers and cooked 
prunes. I have not used hydrant water for six years. To me it is as indi- 
gestible as pork would be. I have, by the way, ever since my trouble 
began, given up entirely the use of coffee, tea and tobacco, as they are all 
injurious to the nervous system. In regard to the use of alcoholic drinks, 
beer or wine, everyone should be his own adviser. I do not approve of 
teetotalism. Be temperate in all you eat, drink and do. 

Control your habits with your will, 

Be proud of self-control ; 
Thus as a man you fill the bill, 

Both in body and soul. 

My stomach gradually gained a little strength. Whenever I tried a new 
doctor I would state my case, listen well to his suggestions in regard to diet, 
and take the medicine he prescribed— first according to directions, closely 
watching the effects of it, and would often change it from before to after 
meals, or lessen the dose, or cease taking it altogether when I found it 
was not the proper thing. Watch well what effect the medicine will have 
on the nervous system, and do not take it because your doctor prescribed 
it or because you paid for it. The many bottles of medicines which I have so 
rejected are now standing in my cellar, and would, with a few dozens of 
bunches of herbs and an old tin s : gn, suffice to set up a first class Indian 
Herb Doctor Shop. By the way, I have tried the Indian Herb Doctor and 
found him to be a first class fraud. 

Having passed through the full regulation rules of trying to cure Nervous 
Dyspepsia, sympathy, of course, was not omitted. A well known dentist 
told me how his aunt had received much benefit from an old maid, by way 
of sympathy. I thought what is good for the aunts can d ;> no harm to the 
uncles, and I went. Now, please do not laugh and think me silly, for a 
nervous dyspeptic, like a drowning man, will grasp at a straw. 

The old maid proved to be what I had expected. For her looks alone 
she would have been hanged in Salem, Massachusetts, during the years 
1692-1695 I almost think she was a fugitive from those by-gone days. 



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After I had stated my case to her, she bade me sit down in one corner of 
the room, while she at the same time sat down on an old chair in the mid- 
dle of the room. She gave me one parting look as though she wished to 
say "Fare- thee- well," then her eyes closed and she remained for a little 
while quite motionless, but gradually her fingers and arms began to twist. 
This was followed by the most curious movements I ever beheld in my life. 
It would be impossible to imitate them and they cannot be described. If 
the reader has good imaginary powers, some idea of the scene may prob- 
ably be formed, when I say the old dame's contortions were, so to say, a 
cross between a fit and a nightmare. Finally, she stared at me with a 
death like expression. I had forgotten all my troubles and pitied her for 
having suffered so much for my sake. Being of a somewhat liberal and 
generous nature, I handed her a " Ten Dollar William ." This I did for 
two reasons: Firstly, to pay the old dame for her apparent suffering, and r 
secondly, because I thought for much pay I would receive much cure. 
When she felt the bill in her hand, she gave it a side look, saw probably 
the behind the 1, and at once proceeded to put it where the " Spirits" 
would not look for it. She had entirely come too, and seemed to comprehend 
that she was still among the living. She came up to me and placed some- 
thing sewed in a piece of leather around my neck and told me to wear it nine 
times nine days, and mentioned the names of spirits of dead persons whom 
she had seen. The persons she named I had never seen or heard tell of, and 
I told her so. She replied, " Nevertheless, they wish you well." Now this 
popularity in other lands outside of the United States, I must attribute to 
my extensive advertising, and, I think, speaks well for the wide circula- 
tion of our Baltimore papers. After a few weeks, when I had regained my 
senses, I took the arrangement from my neck, opened it, and found it con- 
tained part of a Japanese paper napkin, such as are used in the seaside 
hotels for excursionists, with Japanese figures on it. Every dyspeptic reader 
of this statement is requested to send me one dollar in a letter. This will 
be the means of getting my ten dollars back, and save each reader nine 
dollars if he will take my advice and not try the " Sympathy" racket. 

Every year, in November, I go to Philadelphia. On one occasion, while 
*' doing" the Quaker City, I stumbled across an Electrician, and rather 
than allow myself to be talked to death, bought an electric battery, with 
all the latest improvements and appliances, including full directions for 



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using it. I tried electric sponge baths, but after a few trials gave them up. 
They proved not the proper thing for my nature ; so outside of amusing 
my children and friends during the soon following holidays, my battery 
proved a failure. " Necessity is the mother of invention. " So it was with 
me, I wanted to get my money's worth out of the machine and during the 
masquerade season I was induced to buy a ticket for a masked ball. 
While studying for an original mask one evening I struck an idea which, 
made me laugh loud all by myself. My battery must be brought into ser- 
Tice at the ball. I had constructed a contrivance to be carried on my back 
with shoulder straps, brushes on the outside and the battery concealed in 
the box, and took the character of a " Bohemian Woman Brush Pedler, " 
and managed to get an original suit. I set my battery medium strong 
— connections were not to be detected. At ten o'clock precisely I started 
on my tour around the ball room, and electrified everybody I came across, 
both ladies and gentlemen. For two hours I forgot I had dyspepsia, family 
or business. It seemed to me all the world and people in it were here for 
me to have some fun with. In short I had a pic-nic. After the ball I set 
my batterv aside. I had my money's worth out of it. In a business term 
of speaking, it paid for itself. 

Not being satisfied with Baltimore doctors I went to see some in New 
"York, and spent much money and six months time in Europe. There I 
tried some few doctors and after that the Cold Water Cure in Sophien Bad 
— Reinbeck — by Hamburg, Germany, and the Hot Sprudel, Brunnen, (Hot 
Springs) of Karlsbad, Bohemia. I was much benefited by these latter 
waters. 

My Trip Abroad 

Was during the spring and summer of 1882, and my experience is that for 
Nervousness, Dyspepsia, Liver and Kidney troubles there is no place like 
Karlsbad, Bohemia. Karlsbad has sixteen springs, from luke-warm to the 
great Sprudel, Brunnen, which is almost a boiling heat, and springs from the 
earth with a tremendous force from five to ten feet high (everlasting). The 
Sprudelbrunnen was dicovered by " Charles the Great " while on a hunting 
expedition. Reader, if you are suffering with any of the above diseases, go, 
by all means, to Karlsbad. Don't say, " I cannot afford to go," for experi- 
ence has taught me, in Karlsbad you will get health again, if you will ever 



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get it at all. In Karlsbad you see people from all parts of the world, Rus- 
sians, Greeks, Turks, Arabs, French, Italians, English, Germans, &c. 1 had 
the pleasure of enjoying a Fourth of July dinner with one hundred and 
fifty American citizens, at Karlsbad, over four thousand miles away from 
home. 

Being the only Baltimore representative at the occasion I made a speech, 
which was, about two weeks after, duly published in the Evening News, aa 
follows : 

The Daily News, Baltimore, Wednesday, July 19, 1882, says : 

Bishop, the Bird Man, of this city, went abroad for the benefit of his 
health some months ago, and was present at a Fourth of July banquet given at 
Karlsbad, Bohemia, by the American residents who are there enjoying the 
benefits of " Sprudel " at the Hot Springs. The invitation to Mr. Bishop 
was signed by the following gentlemen : Messrs. Thatcher M. Adams, Hon. 
William Walter Phelps, Hon. William H. Hunt, John Jacob Astor, Byam 
K. Stevens, Charles Eckhard, V. Henry Rothschild, James E. Polk, J. B. 
Taylor Hatfield, and Nath. Myers. 

Speeches were made by many of the guests at the banquet, and Mr. 
Bishop, who represented Baltimore upon the occasion, delivered the follow- 
ing " speech " in verse : 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN; 

As I am called upon to make a speech 

I'll do the best I can, 
But I am afraid it is not within my reach 

For I vas a Cherman man. 

It's now some twenty years or so 

Since I left my Fatherland, 
I thought to America I would go 

To give it my heart and hand. 

I landed there in sixty-two, 

The bitter war had well begun, 
Our men were dressed in grey and blue, 

It was, in some cases, father 'gainst son 



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STRONTIA. 

A NATURAL MINERAL SPRING WATER, 



Strontia is a specific in the following named diseases : Dyspepsia, 
Diabetes, Albuminuria and all curable affections of the kidneys, 
Gout and Rheumatism ; it will restore the tone of the stomach 
and increase the appetite. In proof of the above assertion we 
refer to the following-named physicians and others, whose testi- 
monials can be found in our circulars, which can be obtained by 
application at the depot, No. 203 N. Liberty street, Baltimore: 
Drs. W. 0. Vanbibber, James E. Dwinnelle, R. H. Goldsmith, 
Joseph Lloyd Martin, J. Ridgely Hammond, Charles G. W. Mac- 
gill, W. G. Register, George H. Cairnes, Lewis M. Eastman, Isaac 
D. Thompson, H. M. Ewing, J. Robert Ward, J. H. Jarrett, J. 
H. Grimes, Jackson Piper, W. H. Worthington, R. W. Young, E. 
J. Henkle, and also the following-named citizens : C. Morton 
Stewart, W. H. Carpenter, J. E. R. Crabbee, D. W. Glass, Hon. 
David Fowler, William M. Marine, Gen. Felix Agnus, John P. 
Ringold ; Mrs. P. H. Walker, Dumbarion, Baltimore county ; D. 
Hopper Emorp, F. N. Ulrich, 113 N. Calvert street; J. Riddle- 
moser, Cape. Charles H. Maun, Capt. John R. King, Baltimore 
Custom House ; Rev. James B. Everitt, rector of Silver Spring 
Parish, and many others, and is also used in its carbonated form 
in all principal hotels and restaurants in the city of BALTIMORE 



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While I was there, what did I see? 

To tell it all there would be no end. 
The war made an end to slavery, 

And the North and South now go .hand in hand. 

I went to the Boston Peace Jubilee 

And heard Gilmore's celebrated band ; 
The city was full of music and glee, 

Of joy and pleasure there was no end. 

I visited the city of Washington 

With its people so well content, 
And there from the great Capitol's dome 

Saw Washington's monument. 
In Philadelphia I took a peep at the great World's Fair, 

And I must say it was surely grand ; 
It was colossal. I saw there 

Industry, men and art from every land. 

In Baltimore I took part in the Sesqui Centennial, 

The procession was long, in miles fully tea. 
Our B & O. Pvailroad, I take pleasure to tell, 

Took the the lead with over five thousand men. 
I visited many large cities, North, South, East and West. 

To speak of their greatness is not my intention ; 
But if I should say which of all I like best, 

Baltimore, my home, I would mention. 

I have seen the pillars of the Brooklyn bridge, 

And Henry Ward Beecher the great. ; 

How many men the Brooklyn bridge funds have made rich 
Is more than I'm able to state. 

Among other things I saw last fall 

In Central Park, New York, 
Cleopatra's Needle— great and tall, 

And policemen from Cork. 



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P. T. Barnum, our showman so great, 

Brought from England the elephant Jumbo. 
The London people were in a terrible state, 

And danced and swore — by jingo. 

With money we may have great fun, 

So I propose it that we try, 
If the celebrated Karlsbad Sprudelbrun 

We from Kaiser Franz Joseph can buy. 

We could lay a pipe four thousand miles or so long, 

And have the Sprudel on Jersey's sand, 
And our people would come more than million strong 

To see the greatest novelty in the land. 

Allow me to close ; my verses I have told — 

I could not say mora if I would try, 
Drink your Sprudel before it gets cold, 

And hurrah for the Fourth of July ! 

P. S. A trip to Karlsbad can be made in three months and for $500. To 
persons wishing to go, I am ever ready to give full particulars in regard as 
to when to go, how to go, and, what is worth a great deal, how to get 
most benefit in regards to health and most sight seeing for the least money. 

Yours truly, 

Bishop, the Bird Man. 

I returned to Baltimore in August 1882, having been absent six months 
from my home and business. Now to work again. I had gained a little 
strength and I wanted to make good use of it. I kept up my strict diet to 
gain strength, and went to bed early with a view to get much rest. But I 
soon found this latter not the proper thing. Going to bed at or before ten 
o'clock, I would find myself awake by one o'clock in the morning and soon 
my mind would be active, using up more vitality while lying awake than I 
could possibly gain the next day with what little nourishment I could take 
and digest with a weak stomach. I soon commenced a new practice. At 
the hour I awoke I got out of bed, dressed myself and walked out for an 
hour or so even in the coldest weather during January and February of the 



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winter of 1883. After much experimenting I have now, I believe, adapted 1 
to my special nature, or rather my special case, a proper diet, proper hours- 
for sleep, proper hours for writing and physical exercise and I also look 
each day for a little recreation and have proper hours for retiring. No- 
dyspeptic has a right to sit down to a table of four or six courses at dinner,, 
as he owes self-preservation to himself, his family and the world at. 
large. 

My present mode of living and by which I have gained much strength is^ 
as follows: I rise at 6.30 A. M. regularly, Sunday or week-days. At 7.30 I 
partake of Baker's Cocoa, not rich, made with Swiss condensed milk,, 
(cows milk creates biliousness, is not the proper thing for dyspeptics and. 
does not agree even with many people who have otherwise a good diges- 
tion.) I eat a few slices of well-baked stale bread — at least three days old 
— with a little good butter and nothing else, no eggs, no meat. This is 
what I call my breakfast. I write from 8 to 10 o'clock, and then go out in 
my business wagon, in all kinds of weather, delivering goods at private 
houses, to my wholesale agents, to freight depots and steamboat wharves 
and handle a hundred pounds and more in weight. This is my morning's 
physical exercise, and I would not give it up for thousands of dollars- 
Many who see me may wonder, "Why don't this 'Bird Man' hire a. 
driver ? " There was a time I envied drivers because they were able to han- 
dle boxes; but now that through my own good management I have gained 
strength to do so myself, I glory in doing it. At 12.30 o'clock I take my din- 
ner. I have by this time a good appetite — for I never eat anything between 
meals, do not even drink mineral water unless very thirsty, and through 
the day no stimulant except at dinner. Being of full habit, restless by 
nature and having an extraordinarily active brain, I must try to get a. 
goodly quantity of nourishment with a weak stomach. My dinners, of 
course are plam but very substantial. The meats I eat are lamb, mut- 
ton, and beef— no poultry, or game except rabbit in season, fish, probably 
once a week, and no other kind than yellow perch or pike fried over a. 
quick fire in very little butter. A fish dinner for me consists of fish, proba- 
bly one roasted potato, a little tomato sauce or a few slices of raw tomatoes,, 
stale bread and a pint of claret, no dessert, no fruit. Of all things, I do- 
not drink water for at least five hours after eating a fish dinner. My bee.- 
dinners are as follows : I seldom eat roast beef. Of one and a half pounds:. 



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of Porter House steak, I have the fat cut away, probably two or three 
ounces, scraped raw, and the balance broiled over a quick fire, half done. 

On stale bread I eat some of the raw beef and from the broiled steak, 
the tenderloin, and choicest parts, changing between the raw beef and the 
broiled steak. This gives it a variety. With the beef I eat stale bread with 
very little butter. I hardly ever eat vegetables except cauliflower or aspar- 
agus in season. I seldom eat potatoes as they are hard to digest. 
"With this as with every other dinner I drink a pint bottle of claret, and 
have grapes in season, about eight or ten ounces. Grapes and straw- 
berries are the only fruits I eat raw. When they are not in season I eat 
stewed French prunes — no preserves, no puddings or other dessert. With 
mutton dinners I change off between good broiled chops or roasted. The 
latter I prefer cold with stale bread, a little slewed tomatoes, cauliflower, 
asparagus, or spinach when in season, a pint of claret, grapes, strawberries, 
or stewed prunes. Rabbits I prefer stewed in a stone pot with a very little 
wine vinegar, and with them eat the same as with other meats, viz. : stale 
bread, stewed prunes or grapes, and drink a pint of claret wine. 

After dinner I go to bed for one hour and a half, undress the same as I 
would do at night. The wine makes me sleep well, assimilates with the 
food and aids digestion. I have now used a pint of claret at dinner for 
eighteen months— never missed it and never fared better since I was stricken 
prostrate six years ago. I take great care, however, to get a good, 
light, smooth wine. Heavy wines are not the thing for dyspeptics. When 
I wish to buy wine I get about six pints of different kinds, and try them, 
one after another, with my dinners. I often find the cheapest agrees best 
^with me, and the kind which agrees best I buy, no matter what the 
price may be. Ever since 1 commenced the above mode of dieting 
and using wine, I have been able to do without medicine, except occa- 
sionally a few liver pills. At three o'clock I am again up for action — 
something must be done in the way of out-door exercise. I go out with 
my wagon once more, do the work of a driver, no matter how warm or cold, 
or rain or shine. I come home betw r een six and seven o'clock. In cold 
weather I never go near the stove to warm up, for this is bad for the head, 
and at seven o'clock I cat my supper, stale bread, with little butter, and 
cocoa. As to my evenings, about three times a week I go to the theatre, 
and the other evenings I spend in company with friends, play sometimes a 



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game of billiards or pool — never cards, as it is too straiuing on the mind, 
and sitting still too long is not good. At the theatre I always get an end 
seat, so that I can go out and walk between the acts— not to see a friend, 
or get a bite of lunch, or a clove or coffee bean. In the evenings I drink 
say two or three small glasses of Sherry or Madeira wine, seldom drink 
beer, and never more than two glasses. When with friends, or at a party, I 
• go my own style, no matter what others may do. I go to bed about twelve 
o'clock, and generally sleep well until six o'clock. 

Little Matters Well Wortli Your Attention 
and Consideration. 

When you meet friends in the evening do not talk of business— the evenings 
should be spent in trying to forget that you have a business. Never talk 
politics, or let yourself be drawn into disputes. They excite your mind — 
talk of something pleasant. When in company and some one starts to 
tell a funny story, and you have heard it twenty times or more, do not ring 
the chestnut bell. This may spoil friendship. But be an attentive listener, 
and when your friend comes to the point where the laugh comes in, join in 
as best you can. This will do you no harm and make your friend feel 
good. Do not tell many stories yourself. It may be straining to your 
mind to bring them to memory— most dyspeptics have bad memories. 
Avoid the chronic grumbler as you would the tail end of a kicking mule. In 
going home from the theatre, if the distance is not too great and the weather 
permits— that is if no rain or snow is falling — never mind the cold— walk. 
This will aid much in giving you a good sleep ; it will balance the whole 
system and settle your mind. I love to see Tragedy, but do not go to see it 
unless I feel quite well, and not in any way nervous. Comedies and other 
light plays are best for dyspeptics and people who are in a melancholy 
frame of mind. In regard to bathing my experience is : Swimming, surf- 
bathing, or bathing in the family tub, is not the thing. They are debili- 
tating. Sponge baths are good, followed by a brisk rubbing with coarse 
towels. But it must be done quickly, the whole operation not to take 
more than ten or tw T elve minutes, and evening is the proper time. This 
may be followed up with a geutle walk. Keep in your bed-room a bottle 
of common whiskey— not to drink — but to rub yourself with. The last 
thing you do before retiring rub your stomach and the small of your back 



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well after wetting with the whiskey — place the right hand over the pit of 
the stomach, the left over the right, and then press hard and rub down- 
wards to the right and up to the left, till the skin is quite dry again and 
your hands and stomach quite warm. This should also be done before you 
dress in the morning, and at any time during the night when you may be 
awake and feel a heavy pressure at the stomach. This may be even of 
benefit to do during the day, but never right after eating. You will soon 
learn to experience much relief from this practice, and say, as a friend of 
mine did to whom I suggested this: " Why," said he, " it gives me more re- 
lief than anything I ever did — aids me in getting sleep, and when my stom- 
ach is cold and not acting, it soon brings forth action and relieves my head." 
" I am poor," said he, " but hundreds of dollars could not induce me to do 
without this rubbing with whiskey." So you see even bad whiskey is good 
for something. 

In regard to reading, I would suggest, do not try to keep posted on all 
domestic and foreign politics. Read the pleasantries and humorous sketches 
in home and other weekly papers. Whenever you strike something that 
irritates you turn it over — do not criticise on it. To better and improve 
the world, morally, politically or otherwise, should be left to men of ro- 
bust health. 

If, on retiring, your feet feel dry and cold, rub well with friction gloves, 
or, in extreme cases, I would suggest a mustard bath — the water as hot as 
you can bear it. 

In this article on " Nervous Dyspepsia," though brief, I have pretty well 
exhausted the subject, and do not wish to be personally consulted upon it 
in the future. This is intended once for all. The less you speak and think 
of your troubles, the better it is for you. 

Reader, I have now given you— though much condensed— my experience 
during six years of intense suffering from Dyspepsia and Nervousness. 
The information is valuable, provided you will make good use of it and 
extract from it what may suit your special nature. Abstaining from any 
eating or drinking whatever that you find not agreeing with you is your 
first duty. Next, give yourself all the rest needed; never work when 
fatigued, no matter what the time of day, and when you feel melancholy, 
shake it off. Do as Josh Billings says: "Go and have some fun, even if 
you have to walk ten miles to get it." Yours in sympathy, 

HENRY BISHOP. 



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P. S— As the following information may be of much value to some of 
my readers, I must not omit it. This is the third day of December, 1886. 
I have written the principal part of this little volume since the twenty-fifth 
of October. Besides writing it, have had it to go through the press, did 
the proof reading, solicited the advertisements it contains, and attended to 
my regular routine of business. This is surely much work to accomplish 
for one who suffers from Nervous Dyspepsia. Part of the time, while doing 
this amount of overwork, I found it impossible to go to sleep. The pres- 
sure on my brain was too much, and had to be relieved in order to get the 
much-needed rest. I experimented, and the results were perfect. I left off 
drinking my usual allowance of Sherry or Madeira wine; took every even- 
ing, at my usual hour of retiring, about half-past eleven o'clock, six to eight 
dry oatmeal, graham or arrowroot crackers; ate them very slow, while 
reading a few humorous sketches from Texas Siftings and other weekly 
papers. This eating of crackers relieved the pressure on my brain, as the 
blood was drawn to the stomach to supply the juices needed for digestion. 
While eating the crackers I drank two ponies of good whiskey (a pony 
glass measures two tablespoonfuls). I would top off with a glass of Balti- 
more Strontia Water, go to bed, and sleep well for six hours without 
awaking once. 

Kind Reader, now that you have read this little book, be lenient in your 
criticism, and do not take offense because we may differ in opinion. All 
men are not alike, and whatever I h ive advised in my articles on " Health, 
at Home " and " Nervous Dyspepsia," is meant for the best, and if they 
do not suit you, may be of benefit to others. It is a pity, but nevertheless 
a fact, that our present society and etiquette, in many instances, require a 
man to be, or to make a hypocrite of himself, in order to be respected. I 
have been frank in all that I have said. I hope you will at least approve 
of this fact, and remember that we all have our faults, and that he wno 
acknowledges them is still superior to the individual who hides them, and 
thus tries to mislead his fellow man and his God. 

THE AUTHOR. 




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Introductory 1 

Advice on the Care of Birds 5 

Epilepsy, Swollen or Sore Feet, and Overgrown Nails 7 

Rules for Breeding Canaries 8 

How to Breed Canaries of a Deep Orange Color, &c 

List of Favored Varieties of Canaries — in regard to Shape, Color, etc. . 10 

Orange Colored Canaries 10 

Directions for Using Bishop's Orange Color Food 11 

Cage Breeding the Best Plan 12 

The Feeding of Common Canaries 13 

Rules for Keeping Canaries in Health, Song and Plumage. 14 

Bishop's Patent Cage Hood 14 

Bishop's Improved *New Brass Cage — u the Boss " 15 

The Mocking Bird 15 

Rules for Feeding Parrots 17, 18 

Description and Care of African Grey, Cuban Maracaibo, Mexican Red 
Head, Porto Rico, Single and Double Yellow Heads and Amazon 

Parrots, and Getting Parrots used to Drinking Water 19-22 

Parrot Sickness 23 

Shipping Parrots 23 

Reference from Adams Express Company 24 

Sentimental and Pathetic Songs,. .30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42 

Bishop on Temperance 34 

Bishop's Descriptive Price List 43, 44, 45, 40, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 

Aquaria 53 

Bishop's Jardinier Aquarium 54 

Revolving Perch Aviary 55 

Prices of Patent Cages 50 

Very Important Notice 57 

Care and Management of Aquaria with Plants 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 

Management of Aquaria Without Plant 66 

Communication from Sunday News 68 

Home and Health 70 

Nervous Dyspepsia 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77 

Bishop's Trip Abroad 77 

Bishop's Speech at Karlsbad . T d PQPY nc 7 J? ftKir DI - 

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